PT-2006-1111 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2006-01-10 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2006-0020

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Internet Explorer versions 5.01 SP4 and 5.5 SP2 Internet Explorer (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue is related to the handling of Windows Metafile (WMF) images, which can lead to a denial of service (crash) and possibly allow code execution via a crafted WMF file. This is due to a manipulated WMF header size, possibly involving an integer overflow. An attacker could exploit this by constructing a specially crafted WMF image, potentially allowing remote code execution if a user visits a malicious website, opens or previews an email message, or opens a specially crafted attachment.

Recommendations: For Internet Explorer version 5.01 SP4, consider disabling the handling of WMF images until a patch is available. For Internet Explorer version 5.5 SP2, restrict access to WMF files to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-0020

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 16

• 🔥 http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2006-January/002828.html · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18912 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0020 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/312956 · Patch
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0020 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-004 · Vendor Advisory
• http://microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/913333.mspx · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18729 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/16516 · Patch
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-004 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-045A.html · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1638 · Note
• http://frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/0469 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/22976 · Note
• http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1638 · Note