CVE-2006-3638
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2006-08-08 23:00
Modified
2024-08-07 18:39
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
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."
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