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FKIE_CVE-2006-4446

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-08-30 01:04 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:29
Severity
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in DirectAnimation.PathControl COM object (daxctle.ocx) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Spline function call whose first argument specifies a large number of points.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/21910
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/1468
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016764
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/28841
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444504/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19738Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.htmlUS Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=19
cve@mitre.orghttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28608
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A437
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21910
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1468
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1016764
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/28841
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444504/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19738Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=19
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28608
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A437
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft ie 6.0

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      "value": "Desbordamiento de b\u00fafer basado en mont\u00edculo en el objeto COM DirectAnimation.PathControl (daxctle.ocx) en Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio y posiblemente ejecutar c\u00f3digo de su elecci\u00f3n mediante una llamada a la funci\u00f3n Spline cuyo primer argumento especifica un n\u00famero grande de puntos."
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  "id": "CVE-2006-4446",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:29:06.973",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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          "baseScore": 5.0,
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}



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