Description
The Remote Data Service Object (RDS.DataControl) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a series of operations that result in an invalid length calculation when using SysAllocStringLen, then triggers a buffer over-read.
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 6 - RDS.DataControl Denial of Service EDB-28194 · dos · Jul 8, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 26955 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-2718 vdb-entry
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-8-rdsdatacontrol-url.html
- ie-rdsdatacontrol-url-dos(27621) vdb-entry
- 18900 vdb-entry