CVE-2006-2376 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via malicious WMF or EMF images exploiting an integer overflow in the Windows Graphics Rendering Engine.
- 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-2006-2376?
CVE-2006-2376 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 98, published on 13 Jun 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
Integer overflow in the PolyPolygon function in Graphics Rendering Engine on Microsoft Windows 98 and Me allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Windows Metafile (WMF) or EMF image with a sum of entries in the vertext counts array and number of polygons that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2376?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98se, Microsoft Windows Me.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2376?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2376 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-2376 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2376 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 98
- CVE-2002-1183 Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 do not properly verify the Basic Constraints of digital certificates, allowing remote attackers to e
- CVE-2001-0876 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2001-1055 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2001-0877 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2001-0721 Denial of service in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cm8j-xhg4-hrg4.