CVE-2006-4446
EXPLOITEDMicrosoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow via DirectAnimation.PathControl Spline Function
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2006-4446 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including XSec.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a heap buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer by instantiating the DirectAnimation.PathControl ActiveX object and calling the Spline method with malformed arguments. Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial-of-service.
Description
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.
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a heap buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer by instantiating the DirectAnimation.PathControl ActiveX object and calling the Spline method with malformed arguments. Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial-of-service.