27475 : Microsoft IE Nested Objects Exception Handler Unspecified Memory Corruption
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-04-22

Description

Internet Explorer contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by a memory corruption error within the handling of certain "exceptional conditions". The error occurs in mshtml.dll when the browser encounters a set of nested OBJECT tags which triggers a NULL dereference.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability.
(See MS06-021 (KB916281))

Products

Microsoft Corporation

Internet Explorer

6.0

References

Security Tracker: 1016291
Bugtraq ID: 17658 17820
Secunia Advisory ID: 19762
CVE ID: 2006-1992 (see also: NVD) 2006-2218 (see also: NVD)
SCIP VulDB ID: 2186 2292
CERT VU: 338828
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 916281
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-2319
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-06/0261.html
Other Advisory URL: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-41/advisory
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS06-021

Tools & Filters

Snort	16031
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Credit

Secunia Research - -
Andreas Sandblad - assecunia.com - Secunia Research
Michal Zalewski - lcamtufdione.ids.pl - Personal page

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-05-08 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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