Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "unexpected data" related to "parameter validation" in the DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Light ActiveX control, which causes Internet Explorer to crash in a way that enables the code execution.
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 DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Light - ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution EDB-27984 · remote · Jun 13, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1924 vdb-entry signature
- 20595 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-2319 vdb-entry
- 18303 vdb-entry
- 1016291 vdb-entry
- TA06-164A third-party-advisory
- ie-dximagetransform-execute-code(26768) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2009 vdb-entry signature
- 26444 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1821 vdb-entry signature
- VU#417585 third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1891 vdb-entry signature
- MS06-021 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1949 vdb-entry signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1944 vdb-entry signature