CVE-2006-4868
HIGH severity · CVSS 9.3 · Memory corruption
9.3CVSS HIGH
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Vector Graphics Rendering engine (vgx.dll), as used in Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Vector Markup Language (VML) file with a long fill parameter within a rect tag.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)59%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://secunia.com/advisories/21989 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21989Patch
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925568.mspxPatch
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/624
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016879
- http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/seen-in-wild-zero-day-exploit-being.html
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925486
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/416092
- http://www.osvdb.org/28946