CVE-2006-4868
highpriority · attend · 69EPSS 0.614 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (4)
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- EDB-2425Microsoft Internet Explorer (Windows XP SP2) - 'VML' Remote Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-2426Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'VML' Remote Buffer Overflow (SP2)functional · exploit_db
affected products (4)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (42)
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- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/624enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21989enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016879enisa_euvd
- http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/seen-in-wild-zero-day-exploit-being.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925486enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/416092enisa_euvd
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925568.mspxenisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/28946enisa_euvd
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