CVE-2006-1303

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by instantiating certain COM objects from Wmm2fxa.dll as ActiveX controls including (1) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.MMSpecialEffect1Input, (2) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.MMSpecialEffect1Input.1, (3) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.MMSpecialEffect2Inputs, (4) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.MMSpecialEffect2Inputs.1, (5) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.MMSpecialEffectInplace1Input, and (6) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.MMSpecialEffectInplace1Input.1, which causes memory corruption during garbage collection.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 58.94% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18328 patch vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1135 signature vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-018.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20595 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2319 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437041/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26774 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1767 signature vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2017 signature vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1973 signature vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1928 signature vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1830 signature vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021 vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/26442 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1303?
CVE-2006-1303 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1303?
To fix CVE-2006-1303, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1303 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-1303 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~59% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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