CVE-2006-4868

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Vector Graphics Rendering engine (vgx.dll), as used in Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Vector Markup Language (VML) file with a long fill parameter within a rect tag.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 65.58% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/624
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446881/100/200/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20096 patch vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446523/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446505/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3679 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/416092 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925568.mspx patch vendor advisory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925486 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21989 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448552/100/0/threaded vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-055 vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-262A.html patch third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446528/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/28946 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016879 vdb entry
http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/seen-in-wild-zero-day-exploit-being.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447070/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446378/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100 signature vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29004 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4868?
CVE-2006-4868 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4868?
To fix CVE-2006-4868, 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-2006-4868 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-4868 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~66% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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