CVE-2006-3638 Information

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 does not properly handle uninitialized COM objects which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code as demonstrated by the Nth function in the DirectAnimation.DATuple ActiveX control aka \COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/21396 http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049 http://www.osvdb.org/27852 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442728/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19340 http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-09.html http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A719