Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services
CVE-2006-5745
Unspecified vulnerability in the setRequestHeader method in the XMLHTTP (XML HTTP) ActiveX Control 4.0 in Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 on Windows, when accessed by Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments that lead to memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4685. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.776 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.761 · newest: 0.776 · change: +0.015
Affected products
- Microsoft XML Core Services — versions 4.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/239 (Vendor Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:104 (signature, vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2743 (exploit)
- www.iss.net/threats/239.html (third-party-advisory)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-071 (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4334 (vdb-entry)
- blogs.securiteam.com/
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20915 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-5745?
- CVE-2006-5745 is a vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services. Published 2006-11-06.
- Is CVE-2006-5745 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.