CVE-2006-3730

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a 0x7fffffff argument to the setSlice method on a WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX object, which leads to an invalid memory copy.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 88.31% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016941 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-283A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-270A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-057 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/753044 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447174/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A339 vdb entry signature
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1742
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27804 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447383/100/100/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447426/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://riosec.com/msie-setslice-vuln
http://www.osvdb.org/27110 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19030 vdb entry exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2882 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-18-webviewfoldericon-setslice.html exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2440 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447490/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/22159 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3730?
CVE-2006-3730 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3730?
To fix CVE-2006-3730, 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-2006-3730 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-3730 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~88% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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