CVE-2006-3638 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

CVE Reference: CVE-2006-3638
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Description: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 does not properly handle uninitialized COM objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the Nth function in the DirectAnimation.DATuple ActiveX control, aka "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVE Status: Candidate

References: ST 1016663 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA21396 OVAL http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:719 OSVDB 27852 MS http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-042.mspx MISC http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-09.html CERT-VN 959049 CERT http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html BUGTRAQ http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/442728/100/0/threaded BID 19340

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