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    CVE-2006-4868

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the Vector Graphics Rendering engine (vgx.dll), as used in Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Vector Markup Language (VML) file with a long fill parameter within a rect tag.

    Published:Sep 19, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 19, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.68436
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Outlook
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2000
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 2003 Server
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Xp

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20096http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20096https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2425https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16597https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2426

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    References

    http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/624
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21989
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016879
    http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/seen-in-wild-zero-day-exploit-being.html
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925486
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/416092
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925568.mspx
    http://www.osvdb.org/28946
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446378/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446505/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446523/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446528/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446881/100/200/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447070/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448552/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20096
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-262A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3679
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-055
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29004
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100
    http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/624
    http://secunia.com/advisories/21989
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016879
    http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/seen-in-wild-zero-day-exploit-being.html
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925486
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/416092
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925568.mspx
    http://www.osvdb.org/28946
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446378/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446505/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446523/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446528/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446881/100/200/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447070/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448552/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20096
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-262A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3679
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-055
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29004
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High