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Medium
CVE-2006-4446
Heap-based buffer overflow in DirectAnimation.PathControl COM object (daxctle.ocx) in Microsoft...
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in DirectAnimation.PathControl COM object (daxctle.ocx) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Spline function call whose first argument specifies a large number of points.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21910
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1468
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444504/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28608
- http://www.osvdb.org/28841
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=19
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A437
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016764
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19738
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Vulnerable Versions:
6.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 30th, 2006
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.