CVE-2006-4446 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.76076.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Ie Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/21910
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1468
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016764
http://www.osvdb.org/28841
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444504/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19738
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html
http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=19
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28608
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A437

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-08-30T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:14:46.391Z

Reserved: 2006-08-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-4446

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-08-30T01:04:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-4446

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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