Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in DirectAnimation.PathControl COM object (daxctle.ocx) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Spline function call whose first argument specifies a large number of points.
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 - Daxctle.OCX Spline Method Heap Buffer Overflow EDB-28438 · remote · Aug 28, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 21910 third-party-advisory
- 1468 third-party-advisory
- TA06-318A third-party-advisory
- 20060827 [XSec-06-10]: Internet Explorer (daxctle.ocx) Heap Overflow Vulnerability mailing-list
- ie-daxctle-dos(28608) vdb-entry
- 28841 vdb-entry
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=19
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:437 vdb-entry signature
- MS06-067 vendor-advisory
- 1016764 vdb-entry
- 19738 vdb-entry