CVE-2006-3638
HIGHEPSS 98th pctlDescription
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."
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21396
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049
- http://www.osvdb.org/27852
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442728/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19340
- http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-09.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A719
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