Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the stringToBinary function of the CEnroll.CEnroll.2 ActiveX object with a long second argument, which triggers an invalid memory access inside the SysAllocStringLen function.
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 - String To Binary Function Denial of Service EDB-28252 · dos · Jul 20, 2006 · verified
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References
- 19102 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-2916 vdb-entry
- 27230 vdb-entry
- ie-cenroll-stringtobinary-dos(27884) vdb-entry
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-21-cenroll-stringtobinary.html