CVE-2006-1245 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in Internet Explorer by tricking users into visiting a malicious page with excessive event handlers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1245?
CVE-2006-1245 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 17 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180, and probably other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTML tag with a large number of script action handlers such as onload and onmouseover, as demonstrated using onclick, aka the "Multiple Event Handler Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1245?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Ie.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1245?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-1245 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1245 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j337-57xh-rcw9.