CVE-2006-4627 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer via a malicious ActiveX control call, requiring user interaction to visit a crafted page.
- 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-2006-4627?
CVE-2006-4627 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Sep 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
System Information ActiveX control (msinfo.dll), when accessed via Microsoft Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SaveFile function with a long (1) computer and possibly (2) filename and (3) category argument.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4627?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft System Information Activex Control.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4627?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4627 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-4627 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4627 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f5xf-mm43-mjm8.