Microsoft XML Core Services up to 2.6 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft XML Core Services up to 2.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-4686. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft XML Core Services up to 2.6 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) processing in Microsoft XML Parser 2.6 and XML Core Services 3.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Web page.

The bug was discovered 10/10/2006. The weakness was disclosed 10/10/2006 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-4686 since 09/11/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22534 (MS06-061: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (924191)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90356 (Microsoft XML Core Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS06-061)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29211), Tenable (22534), SecurityFocus (BID 20338†), OSVDB (29426†) and Secunia (SA22333†). The entry VDB-32691 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Nessus ID: 22534
Nessus Name: MS06-061: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (924191)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4686 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4686
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32692

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X-Force: 29211
SecurityFocus: 20338 - Microsoft Windows XML Core Services XSLT Buffer Overrun Vulnerability
Secunia: 22333
OSVDB: 29426 - Microsoft XML Core Services XSLT Processing Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1017033
Vulnerability Center: 12885 - [MS06-061] Microsoft XSLT Crafted Web Page Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3980

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Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/24/2026 05:29
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (74), 07/09/2019 09:37 (8), 01/14/2025 06:34 (17), 04/24/2026 05:29 (1)
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