>> Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Help Control "HHCtrl" Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Title : Microsoft Internet Explorer HTML Help Control "HHCtrl" Memory Corruption Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-2635 CVE ID : CVE-2006-3357
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-07-03
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer, which could be exploited by remote attackers to crash a vulnerable browser or potentially take complete control of an affected system. This flaw is due to a memory corruption error in the HTML Help Control "HHCtrl.ocx" when processing a specially crafted "Image" property, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary commands by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted Web page.
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