CVE-2006-4193 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via memory corruption in Internet Explorer when instantiating specific ActiveX controls.
- 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-2006-4193?
CVE-2006-4193 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 17 Aug 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 6.0 SP1 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code by instantiating COM objects as ActiveX controls, including (1) imskdic.dll (Microsoft IME), (2) chtskdic.dll (Microsoft IME), and (3) msoe.dll (Outlook), which leads to memory corruption. NOTE: it is not certain whether the issue is in Internet Explorer or the individual DLL files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4193?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4193?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4193 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-2006-4193 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4193 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v68f-x6fc-xjfh.