Description
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the fonts property of the HtmlDlgSafeHelper 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 6 - 'HtmlDlgSafeHelper' Remote Denial of Service EDB-28202 · dos · Jul 10, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 27055 vdb-entry
- ie-htmldlgsafehelper-dos(27649) vdb-entry
- 18929 vdb-entry
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-11-htmldlgsafehelper-fonts.html
- ADV-2006-2743 vdb-entry