CVE-2006-2376

Description

Integer overflow in the PolyPolygon function in Graphics Rendering Engine on Microsoft Windows 98 and Me allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Windows Metafile (WMF) or EMF image with a sum of entries in the vertext counts array and number of polygons that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 60.80% 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://securityreason.com/securityalert/1094 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2324 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/26431 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/20631 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436950/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-026 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26815 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016286 vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/909508 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18322 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2376?
CVE-2006-2376 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2376?
To fix CVE-2006-2376, 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-2006-2376 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-2376 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~61% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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