Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 30, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-4446
CVE-2006-4446
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in DirectAnimation.PathControl COM object (daxctle.ocx) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Spline function call whose first argument specifies a large number of points.
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Affected products
2- Range: =6.0 SP1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19738nvdExploit
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- secunia.com/advisories/21910nvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/1468nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.osvdb.org/28841nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444504/100/0/threadednvd
- www.xsec.org/index.phpnvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28608nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A437nvd
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