CVE-2006-4446
mediumpriority · attend · 52EPSS 0.622 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Heap-based buffer overflow in DirectAnimation.PathControl COM object (daxctle.ocx) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Spline function call whose first argument specifies a large number of points.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-28438Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.1 - Daxctle.OCX Spline Method Heap Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (22)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/21910enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1468enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016764enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/28841enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444504/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19738enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=19enisa_euvd
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