Alerts
Alerts
Zero-Day Tracker
Common Name:
XMLHTTP 4.0 ActiveX
Date Disclosed:
11/4/2006
Date Patched:
11/14/2006
Vendor:
Microsoft
Application:
Internet Explorer 5.01
Internet Explorer 6
Description:
A buffer overflow exists within the msxml4.dll ActiveX object which may be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code on a remote system by a specially-crafted website.
Severity:
High
Code Execution:
Yes
Impact:
Arbitrary code execution under the context of the logged in user
An ActiveX remote code execution vulnerability has a very high impact since the source of the malicious payload can be any site on the Internet. An even more critical problem is generated when clients are administrators on their local hosts, which would run the malicious payload with Administrator credentials.
Mitigation:
The best form of mitigation is available by kill-bitting the CLSIDs for the WMI Object Broker ActiveX Control (88d969c5-f192-11d4-a65f-0040963251e5) following the directions of KB240797.
Protection:
Microsoft Patch - MS06-071
Links:
CVE-2006-5745
First Public PoC Code Disclosure (Launches Calc.exe)
Microsoft Security Advisory (927892)
Status:
11/14/2006: Patched - MS06-071
Common Name:
XMLHTTP 4.0 ActiveX
Date Disclosed:
11/4/2006
Date Patched:
11/14/2006
Vendor:
Microsoft
Application:
Internet Explorer 5.01
Internet Explorer 6
Description:
A buffer overflow exists within the msxml4.dll ActiveX object which may be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code on a remote system by a specially-crafted website.
Severity:
High
Code Execution:
Yes
Impact:
Arbitrary code execution under the context of the logged in user
An ActiveX remote code execution vulnerability has a very high impact since the source of the malicious payload can be any site on the Internet. An even more critical problem is generated when clients are administrators on their local hosts, which would run the malicious payload with Administrator credentials.
Mitigation:
The best form of mitigation is available by kill-bitting the CLSIDs for the WMI Object Broker ActiveX Control (88d969c5-f192-11d4-a65f-0040963251e5) following the directions of KB240797.
Protection:
- eEye's Blink® Personal Edition protects from this vulnerability.
- eEye's Blink® Professional Edition protects from this vulnerability.
- eEye's Retina® Network Security Scanner scans devices to detect for this vulnerability.
Microsoft Patch - MS06-071
Links:
CVE-2006-5745
First Public PoC Code Disclosure (Launches Calc.exe)
Microsoft Security Advisory (927892)
Status:
11/14/2006: Patched - MS06-071
