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CVE-2006-3638

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Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 does not properly handle uninitialized COM objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the Nth function in the DirectAnimation.DATuple ActiveX control, aka "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published8/8/2006

Last Modified4/16/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

microsoft:iemicrosoft:internet_explorer

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21396(secure@microsoft.com)

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.osvdb.org/27852(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442728/100/0/threaded(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19340(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-09.html(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212(secure@microsoft.com)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042(secure@microsoft.com)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A719(secure@microsoft.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/21396(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.osvdb.org/27852(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442728/100/0/threaded(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19340(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-09.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A719(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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