CVE-2006-1359 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code in Internet Explorer via a crafted createTextRange call on a checkbox.
- 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-2006-1359?
CVE-2006-1359 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 23 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain createTextRange call on a checkbox object, which results in a dereference of an invalid table pointer.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1359?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1359?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1359 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-2006-1359 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1359 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 5 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-43v5-w42f-65jx.