Description
Buffer overflow in a legacy ActiveX control used to display specially formatted text in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, aka "Buffer Overrun in Legacy Text Formatting ActiveX Control".
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 Legacy Text Formatting - ActiveX Component Buffer Overflow EDB-21748 · remote · Aug 22, 2002 · verified
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References
- MS02-047 vendor-advisory
- 5558 vdb-entry
- ms-legacytext-activex-bo(9935) vdb-entry