CVE-2006-3357

HIGH 7.5CVE-2006-3357 · Published 06/07/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
internet explorer microsoft	`= 6.0`	No fix yet

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in HTML Help ActiveX control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by repeatedly setting the Image field of an Internet.HHCtrl.1 object to certain values, possibly related to improper escaping and long strings.

References

browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-2-internethhctrl-image-property.html
secunia.com/advisories/20906 · Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com/id
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/159220 · US Government Resource
osvdb.org/26835
securityfocus.com/archive/1/442733/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/18769 · Exploit
tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-08.html
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html · US Government Resource
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2634
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2635
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-046
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27573
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13

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