CVE-2006-4301

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long Color attribute in multiple DirectX Media Image DirectX Transforms ActiveX COM Objects from (a) dxtmsft.dll and (b) dxtmsft3.dll, including (1) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.MaskFilter.1, (2) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Chroma.1, and (3) DX3DTransform.Microsoft.Shapes.1.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 38.95% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory xsec.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/29524 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1439 third party advisory
http://xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=17 exploit vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443907/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4251 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19640 vdb entry exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/29525 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28516 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4301?
CVE-2006-4301 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4301?
To fix CVE-2006-4301, 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-2006-4301 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-4301 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~39% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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