CVE-2006-4301

N/A Unknown
Published: August 23, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long Color attribute in multiple DirectX Media Image DirectX Transforms ActiveX COM Objects from (a) dxtmsft.dll and (b) dxtmsft3.dll, including (1) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.MaskFilter.1, (2) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Chroma.1, and (3) DX3DTransform.Microsoft.Shapes.1.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/29524
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/29525
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19640
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=17
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1439
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/29524
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/29525
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443907/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19640
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=17
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28516
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4251
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
39.4%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

microsoft