Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-5559
CVE-2006-5559
Description
The Execute method in the ADODB.Connection 2.7 and 2.8 ActiveX control objects (ADODB.Connection.2.7 and ADODB.Connection.2.8) in the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.5 SP3, 2.7 SP1, 2.8, and 2.8 SP1 does not properly track freed memory when the second argument is a BSTR, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain strings in the second and third arguments.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.7:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.8:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.5 SP3, 2.7 SP1, 2.8, 2.8 SP1
Patches
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References
12- research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061027.htmlnvdPatch
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/589272nvdPatchUS Government Resource
- securitytracker.com/idnvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20704nvdExploitPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/22452nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0578nvdVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/10/27/adodb-connection-poc-published.aspxnvd
- www.osvdb.org/31882nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-009nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29837nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A214nvd
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