CVE-2006-3357

N/A Unknown
Published: July 06, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in HTML Help ActiveX control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by repeatedly setting the Image field of an Internet.HHCtrl.1 object to certain values, possibly related to improper escaping and long strings.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-2-internethhctrl-image-property.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20906
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016434
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/159220
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/26835
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442733/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18769
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-08.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2634
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2635
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-046
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27573
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-2-internethhctrl-image-property.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/20906
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016434
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/159220
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/26835
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442733/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18769
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-08.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2634
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2635
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-046
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27573
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
66.1%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft