CVE-2006-5559
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
The Execute method in the ADODB.Connection 2.7 and 2.8 ActiveX control objects (ADODB.Connection.2.7 and ADODB.Connection.2.8) in the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.5 SP3, 2.7 SP1, 2.8, and 2.8 SP1 does not properly track freed memory when the second argument is a BSTR, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain strings in the second and third arguments.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/10/27/adodb-connection-poc-published.aspx
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061027.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22452
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017127
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/589272
- http://www.osvdb.org/31882
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20704
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0578
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-009
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29837
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A214
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