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CVE-2006-4777

UnknownEPSS 78.75%

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CVE-2006-4777 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Heap-based buffer overflow in the DirectAnimation Path Control (DirectAnimation.PathControl) COM object (daxctle.ocx) for Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1, on Chinese and possibly other Windows distributions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown manipulations in arguments to the KeyFrame method, possibly related to an integer overflow, as demonstrated by daxctle2, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4446.. EPSS estimates a 78.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DirectAnimation Path Control (DirectAnimation.PathControl) COM object (daxctle.ocx) for Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1, on Chinese and possibly other Windows distributions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown manipulations in arguments to the KeyFrame method, possibly related to an integer overflow, as demonstrated by daxctle2, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4446.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
78.75%

99.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
MicrosoftIe6.0Sp1

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-4777?
Heap-based buffer overflow in the DirectAnimation Path Control (DirectAnimation.PathControl) COM object (daxctle.ocx) for Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1, on Chinese and possibly other Windows distributions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown manipulations in arguments to the KeyFrame method, possibly related to an integer overflow, as demonstrated by daxctle2, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4446.
How severe is CVE-2006-4777?
Severity scoring for CVE-2006-4777 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 78.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4777?
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Source: NVD / NIST