Microsoft Internet Explorer Htmlmm.ocx memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Affected is an unknown function of the file Htmlmm.ocx. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-4697. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer (Web Browser) (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the file Htmlmm.ocx. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 02/13/2007 by H D Moore as MS07-016. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4697. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/05/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24340 (MS07-016: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090)), 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 100045 (Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (MS07-016)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 10142.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32427), Tenable (24340), SecurityFocus (BID 22504†), OSVDB (31894†) and Secunia (SA24156†). See VDB-2928, VDB-2929, VDB-35003 and VDB-35002 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 24340
Nessus Name: MS07-016: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 10142

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS07-016⛔
Researcher: H D Moore
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4697 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84963
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X-Force: 32427
SecurityFocus: 22504
Secunia: 24156 - Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 31894 - Microsoft IE Htmlmm.ocx COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 21:26
Updated: 01/05/2025 13:00
Changes: 05/08/2016 21:26 (55), 05/07/2019 12:43 (2), 08/08/2022 16:52 (2), 08/08/2022 17:00 (8), 08/08/2022 17:07 (3), 01/05/2025 13:00 (21)
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