CVE-2006-3657

Published: Jul 18, 2006Modified: Apr 16, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Microsoft: Ie, Internet Explorer

Microsoft

2 products

Internet Explorer

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Ie	Version 6 windows_server_2003_sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 6 sp1

References (10)

http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-17-dximagetransformmicrosoftgradi.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/27109

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19029

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2832

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27762

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-17-dximagetransformmicrosoftgradi.html