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CVE-2006-3899
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the stringToBinary functi…
Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - String To Binary Function Denial of Service2006-07-20 · dos · windows · Verified
Impact
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the stringToBinary function of the CEnroll.CEnroll.2 ActiveX object with a long second argument, which triggers an invalid memory access inside the SysAllocStringLen function.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Internet Explorer | Version 6.0 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-21-cenroll-stringtobinary.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/27230
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19102
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2916
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27884
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-21-cenroll-stringtobinary.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/27230
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19102
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2916
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27884