National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-3638

Overview

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 does not properly handle uninitialized COM objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the Nth function in the DirectAnimation.DATuple ActiveX control, aka "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0 upgrade from v1.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA06-220A

Name: TA06-220A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html

US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#959049

Name: VU#959049

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049

External Source: MS

Name: MS06-042

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-042.mspx

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-09.html

Hyperlink:http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-09.html

External Source: BID

Name: 19340

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19340

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20060808 TSRT-06-09: Microsoft DirectAnimation COM Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/442728/100/0/threaded

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2006-3212

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/3212

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1016663

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 21396

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/21396

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 27852

Hyperlink:http://www.osvdb.org/27852

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:719

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:719

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:719