FKIE_CVE-2006-3657

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-07-18 15:47 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:27
Severity
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow exception) via a DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient ActiveX object with a long (1) StartColorStr or (2) EndColorStr property.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-17-dximagetransformmicrosoftgradi.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/27109
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19029
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2832
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27762
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-17-dximagetransformmicrosoftgradi.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/27109
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19029
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2832
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27762
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft ie 6
microsoft internet_explorer 6
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