>> Microsoft Internet Explorer WMF Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS06-004)
Title : Microsoft Internet Explorer WMF Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS06-004) VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0469 CVE ID : CVE-2006-0020 CWE ID : CWE-OVAL1638
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-02-08
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to a memory corruption error in the rendering of Windows Metafile (WMF) images containing a specially crafted header size, which could be exploited by attackers to remotely take complete control of an affected system by convincing a user to open a malicious email attachment or visit a specially crafted Web page that is designed to automatically exploit this vulnerability through Internet Explorer.
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