Vulnerability Details CVE-2006-3638
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."
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.646
EPSS Ranking 98.3%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21396
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049
- http://www.osvdb.org/27852
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442728/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19340
- http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-09.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A719
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21396
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049
- http://www.osvdb.org/27852
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442728/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19340
- http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-09.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A719
Products affected by CVE-2006-3638
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0