CVE-2006-3357

Heap-based buffer overflow in HTML Help ActiveX control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by repeatedly setting the Image field of an Internet.HHCtrl.1 object to certain values, possibly related to improper escaping and long strings.

• http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-2-internethhctrl-image-property.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20906Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016434
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/159220US Government Resource
• http://www.osvdb.org/26835
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442733/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18769Exploit
• http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-08.html
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlUS Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2634
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2635
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-046
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27573
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13
• http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-2-internethhctrl-image-property.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20906Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016434
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/159220US Government Resource
• http://www.osvdb.org/26835
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442733/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18769Exploit
• http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-08.html
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlUS Government Resource
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2634
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2635
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-046
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27573
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13

Published

Jul 6, 2006

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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