Exploitation Summary
CVE-2006-4868 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).
EIP tracks 4 public exploits from researchers including Metasploit, Trirat Puttaraksa, jamikazu, including a Metasploit module exploits/windows/browser/ms06_055_vml_method.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer's VML processing (VGX.dll) via a maliciously crafted HTML page. It leverages a heap spray technique to achieve remote code execution on vulnerable systems.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Vector Graphics Rendering engine (vgx.dll), as used in Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Vector Markup Language (VML) file with a long fill parameter within a rect tag.
Exploits (4)
This exploit targets a buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer's VML processing (VGX.dll) via a maliciously crafted HTML page. It leverages a heap spray technique to achieve remote code execution on vulnerable systems.
This exploit targets a stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer's VML (Vector Markup Language) rendering engine via heap spraying. It uses a Metasploit-derived shellcode to achieve remote code execution on vulnerable Windows systems.
This exploit leverages a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer's VML (Vector Markup Language) rendering engine. It uses heap spraying to achieve reliable code execution, ultimately invoking calc.exe as a proof of concept.
This Metasploit module exploits a buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer's VML processing (VGX.dll) via a crafted HTML page. It triggers a heap-based overflow in the 'fill method' attribute of VML elements, leading to arbitrary code execution.