Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet_explorer
CVE-2006-4868
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Vector Graphics Rendering engine (vgx.dll), as used in Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a V…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.595 (99.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 6.0, 5.0.1
- Microsoft Outlook — versions 2003
- Microsoft Windows_2000
- Microsoft Windows_2003_server
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MSKB)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-4868?
- CVE-2006-4868 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet_explorer, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2006-09-19.
- Is CVE-2006-4868 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.