Buffer overflow in Microsoft Ie
CVE-2006-3638
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 does not properly handle uninitialized COM objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the Nth function in the DirectAnimation.DATuple ActiveX control, aka "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.368 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.368 · newest: 0.368 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Ie — versions 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.0.1, 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042 (vendor-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/27852 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:719 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442728/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/21396 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-09.html