Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 5.01 HTML Rendering memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 5.01. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component HTML Rendering. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-4687. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer up to 5.01 (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component HTML Rendering. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted layout combinations involving DIV tags and HTML CSS float properties that trigger memory corruption, aka "HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

The weakness was published 11/14/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4687. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23644 (MS06-067: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (922760)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100038 (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS06-067)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29202), Tenable (23644), SecurityFocus (BID 21020†), OSVDB (31323†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017223†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2542, VDB-31315, VDB-32277 and VDB-32231. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 23644
Nessus Name: MS06-067: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (922760)
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4687 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4687
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33245

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X-Force: 29202
SecurityFocus: 21020
OSVDB: 31323 - Microsoft IE DIV Tag and HTML CSS Float Properties Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1017223
Vulnerability Center: 13098 - [MS06-067] Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability, Medium

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Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 06/16/2025 03:28
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (46), 05/07/2019 12:41 (18), 01/14/2025 06:34 (18), 06/16/2025 03:28 (2)
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