Microsoft WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Publish date: July 21, 2015
Severity: MEDIUM
CVE Identifier: CVE-2006-3730,MS06-057
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
cve: Integer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a 0x7fffffff argument to the setSlice method on a WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX object, which leads to an invalid memory copy.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1000679
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1000679 - MoBB #18: WebViewFolderIcon setSlice
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1
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