Zero-day vulnerability in Windows
Buffer overflow
CVE-2006-3730
Vulnerability details
Advisory: SB2006093002 - Remote code execution in WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows
Vulnerable component: Windows
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-3730
CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Description:
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of input parameters passed to vulnerable setSlice() method in WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX control (Web View). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Public Exploits:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - WebViewFolderIcon setSlice() Overflow (MS06-057) (Metasploit) (2) [Exploit-DB]
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - WebViewFolderIcon setSlice() Exploit (1) [Exploit-DB]
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - WebViewFolderIcon setSlice() Exploit (2) [Exploit-DB]
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - WebViewFolderIcon setSlice() Exploit (HTML) [Exploit-DB]
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - WebViewFolderIcon setSlice() Overflow (Metasploit) (1) [Exploit-DB]