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."
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2006-08-08T23:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T18:39:53.456Z
Reserved: 2006-07-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2006-3638
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2006-08-08T23:04:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:14:05.227
Link: CVE-2006-3638
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