CVE-2006-3729

Public Exploit

Description

DataSourceControl in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 with Office installed allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large negative integer argument to the getDataMemberName method of a OWC11.DataSourceControl.11 object, which leads to an integer overflow and a null dereference.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 22.29% Top 5%

Third-Party Advisory blogspot.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2883	vdb entry not applicable
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27803	third party advisory vdb entry
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-19-datasourcecontrol.html	third party advisory exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/27111	vdb entry broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19069	third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3729?: CVE-2006-3729 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3729?: To fix CVE-2006-3729, 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-2006-3729 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3729 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~22% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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