CVE-2006-3729

Internet Explorer 6 - Denial of Service via OWC11.DataSourceControl.11 getDataMemberName Method

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-3729. PoCs published by hdm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a denial-of-service vulnerability in Internet Explorer by creating an ActiveX object and calling a method with a specific invalid argument, causing the browser to crash.

Description

DataSourceControl in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 with Office installed allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large negative integer argument to the getDataMemberName method of a OWC11.DataSourceControl.11 object, which leads to an integer overflow and a null dereference.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by hdm · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28244

This exploit triggers a denial-of-service vulnerability in Internet Explorer by creating an ActiveX object and calling a method with a specific invalid argument, causing the browser to crash.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Internet Explorer 6 SP2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: ActiveX enabled in Internet Explorer · OWC11.DataSourceControl.11 ActiveX object registered
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Not Applicable vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2883
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27803
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-19-datasourcecontrol.html
Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/27111
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19069

Scores

EPSS 0.2065
EPSS Percentile 97.2%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/internet_explorer 6.0 (3 CPE variants)
Published Jul 21, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026