Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-3657 (CCN-27762)

Assigned:2006-07-16
Published:2006-07-16
Updated:2021-07-23
Summary:Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow exception) via a DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient ActiveX object with a long (1) StartColorStr or (2) EndColorStr property.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
4.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UC)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
4.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UC)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Nov 19 2007 - 16:30:32 CST
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in dxmsft.dll

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-17-dximagetransformmicrosoftgradi.html

Source: CCN
Type: Browser Fun Blog Sunday, July 16, 2006
MoBB #17: Gradient StartColorStr

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-3657

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
27109

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 27109
Microsoft IE DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient Multiple Property Overflow

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
19029

Source: CCN
Type: BID-19029
Microsoft Internet Explorer DXImageTransform Properties Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2006-2832

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-dximagetransform-dos(27762)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-dximagetransform-dos(27762)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft internet explorer 6 sp1
    microsoft ie 6 windows_server_2003_sp1
    microsoft ie 6.0
    microsoft ie 6.0 sp1
    microsoft ie 6.0 sp2