Stack-based buffer overflow in the Vector Graphics Rendering engine (vgx.dll), as used in Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer 6.0 on…

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Vector Graphics Rendering engine (vgx.dll), as used in Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Vector Markup Language (VML) file with a long fill parameter within a rect tag.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

61.4% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (21)

• http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/624 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 20060924 Windows VML Vulnerability FAQ (CVE-2006-4868) written (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20096 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20060920 RE: vml.c - Internet Explorer VML Buffer Overflow Download Exec Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20060920 vml.c - Internet Explorer VML Buffer Overflow Download Exec Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• ADV-2006-3679 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• VU#416092 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925568.mspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 925486 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKBx_transferred
• 21989 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SSRT061254 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• MS06-055 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
• TA06-262A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• 20060920 Internet Explorer VML Zero-Day Mitigation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 28946 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 1016879 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/seen-in-wild-zero-day-exploit-being.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 20060926 Windows VML security update MS06-055 released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 20060919 Yet another 0day for IE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• ie-vml-bo(29004) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 19:32 UTC.