PT-2007-1172 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2007-02-13 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2006-4697

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: Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 6, and 7

Description: A remote code execution issue exists due to the instantiation of certain COM objects in Internet Explorer. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted web page, potentially giving them complete control of an affected system.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01, 6, and 7, consider restricting access to web pages that could potentially exploit this issue until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using Internet Explorer to view untrusted web pages. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-4697

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 12

• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4697 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-016 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4697 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/753924 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/MS07-016 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24156 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0584 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/22486 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/31891 · Note
• http://frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/0584 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1120 · Note