CVE-2006-2383
highpriority · attend · 61EPSS 0.403 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "unexpected data" related to "parameter validation" in the DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Light ActiveX control, which causes Internet Explorer to crash in a way that enables the code execution.
cvss
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-27984Microsoft DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Light - ActiveX Control Remote Code Executionfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (30)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/20595enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/417585enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/26444enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18303enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2319enisa_euvd
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021enisa_euvd
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