National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-5745

Overview

Unspecified vulnerability in the setRequestHeader method in the XMLHTTP (XML HTTP) ActiveX Control 4.0 in Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 on Windows, when accessed by Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments that lead to memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4685. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Impact

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#585137

Name: VU#585137

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/585137

US-CERT Technical Alert: TA06-318A

Name: TA06-318A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html

External Source: XF

Name: ie-xml-http-request-handling(30004)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30004

External Source: MISC

Name: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/239

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/239

External Source: BID

Name: 20915

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20915

External Source: MILW0RM

Name: 2743

Hyperlink:http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/2743

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927892.mspx

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927892.mspx

External Source: ISS

Name: 20061104 Vulnerability in Microsoft XML HTTP Request Handling

Hyperlink:http://www.iss.net/threats/239.html

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2006-4334

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/4334

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1017157

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1017157

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 22687

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/22687

External Source: MISC

Name: http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=717

Hyperlink:http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=717

External Source: MS

Name: MS06-071

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-071.mspx

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:104

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:104

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:104