CVE-2006-3657

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Denial of Service via DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient ActiveX Object

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow exception) via a DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient ActiveX object with a long (1) StartColorStr or (2) EndColorStr property.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/27109
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27762
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19029
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2832

Scores

EPSS 0.1663
EPSS Percentile 96.7%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
microsoft/ie 6 windows_server_2003_sp1
microsoft/internet_explorer 6 sp1
Published Jul 18, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026