CVE-2006-4495 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code in Internet Explorer by instantiating specific ActiveX COM objects.
- 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-2006-4495?
CVE-2006-4495 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 31 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code by instantiating certain Windows 2000 ActiveX COM Objects including (1) ciodm.dll, (2) myinfo.dll, (3) msdxm.ocx, and (4) creator.dll.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4495?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4495?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4495 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-2006-4495 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4495 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jqfg-7337-c7c8.