FKIE_CVE-2006-3638

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-08-08 23:04 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
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."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/21396Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016663
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049US Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.osvdb.org/27852
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442728/100/0/threaded
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19340
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-09.html
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlUS Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A719
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21396Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/27852
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442728/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19340
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-09.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A719

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