CVE-2006-4697

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 uses certain COM objects from Imjpcksid.dll as ActiveX controls, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-4193.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 54.44% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/753924	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0584	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24156	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1120	vdb entry signature
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-016	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/31891	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22486	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4697?: CVE-2006-4697 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4697?: To fix CVE-2006-4697, 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-2006-4697 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4697 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~54% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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