Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by declaring the sourceURL attribute on an uninitialized DirectAnimation.StructuredGraphicsControl ActiveX Object, which triggers a null dereference.
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 5.0.1/6.0 - Structured Graphics Control Denial of Service EDB-28169 · dos · Jul 6, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ADV-2006-2687 vdb-entry
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-6-structuredgraphicscontrol.html
- ie-structuredgraphicscontrol-sourceurl-dos(27565) vdb-entry
- 26839 vdb-entry
- 18855 vdb-entry