PT-2006-2203 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Richard M. Smith · Published 2006-04-11 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2006-1186

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to the instantiation of certain COM objects as ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer, leading to memory corruption. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by constructing a malicious Web page. If successfully exploited, an attacker could take complete control of an affected system.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6, consider disabling the instantiation of COM objects as ActiveX controls 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

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-1186

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 24

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/1838 · Exploit
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1186 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1186 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18957 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/17453 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html · Note
• http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1704 · Note
• http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:791 · Note
• http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1446 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318 · Note
• http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1589 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900 · Note
• http://frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/1318 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1446 · Note