CVE-2006-3729 Integer overflow in n/a

Low 2.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer via a crafted negative integer argument, causing a denial of service.

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-2006-3729?

CVE-2006-3729 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 19 Jul 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

DataSourceControl in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 with Office installed allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large negative integer argument to the getDataMemberName method of a OWC11.DataSourceControl.11 object, which leads to an integer overflow and a null dereference.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3729?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3729?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3729 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-3729 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3729 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vgch-mr78-w8g4.

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