Microsoft Internet Explorer msoe.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library msoe.dll. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-4193. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer (Web Browser) (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality in the library msoe.dll. 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 weakness was released 08/15/2006 by nop as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4193. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 100044 (Microsoft Internet Explorer Outlook COM Object Denial of Service Vulnerability (MS07-016)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28439), SecurityFocus (BID 19530†) and OSVDB (29347†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-31829 and VDB-84700. 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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: nop
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-4193 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4193
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84701
X-Force: 28439 - Microsoft Internet Explorer msoe.dll COM object denial of service
SecurityFocus: 19530 - Microsoft Internet Explorer MSOE.DLL Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 29347 - Microsoft IE msoe.dll COM Object Instantiation Code Execution

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 05/08/2016 20:03
Updated: 06/18/2025 17:13
Changes: 05/08/2016 20:03 (56), 04/07/2017 12:15 (5), 08/05/2022 08:30 (3), 06/18/2025 17:13 (16)
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