CVE-2006-5559
highpriority · attend · 62EPSS 0.436 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Execute method in the ADODB.Connection 2.7 and 2.8 ActiveX control objects (ADODB.Connection.2.7 and ADODB.Connection.2.8) in the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.5 SP3, 2.7 SP1, 2.8, and 2.8 SP1 does not properly track freed memory when the second argument is a BSTR, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain strings in the second and third arguments.
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-2629Microsoft Internet Explorer - ADODB Execute Denial of Service (PoC)functional · exploit_db
affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft data access components= 2.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft data access components= 2.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft data access components= 2.8nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (24)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/10/27/adodb-connection-poc-published.aspxenisa_euvd
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061027.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22452enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017127enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/589272enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/31882enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20704enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.htmlenisa_euvd
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