CVE-2006-4495 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 20.7% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code by instantiating certain Windows 2000 ActiveX COM Objects including (1) ciodm.dll, (2) myinfo.dll, (3) msdxm.ocx, and (4) creator.dll.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 20.71% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-08-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | ie |
| microsoft | windows 2003 server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Server 2000 - Multiple COM Object Instantiation Code Execution Vulnerabilities | 2006-08-21 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1474
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443896/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19636
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=Releases&act=view&type=1&id=16
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28512
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1474
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443896/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19636
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=Releases&act=view&type=1&id=16
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28512
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