2006-3729 | Microsoft Internet Explorer DataSourceControl integer coercion (BID-19069 / XFDB-27803)

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4.1	$0-$5k	0.27

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Web Browser). This affects an unknown functionality of the component DataSourceControl. The manipulation of the argument integer with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-192. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The issue has been introduced in 03/01/2001. The weakness was released 07/19/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at browserfun.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-3729 since 07/19/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1963 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 19069), X-Force (27803) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40993).

Type

• Web Browser

Vendor

• Microsoft

Name

• Internet Explorer

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-192
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Active APT Groups: 🔍Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: browserfun.blogspot.com
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03/01/2001 🔍
07/16/2006 +1963 days 🔍
07/19/2006 +2 days 🔍
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07/19/2006 +0 days 🔍
07/19/2006 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2006 +2 days 🔍
08/13/2013 +2580 days 🔍
06/17/2014 +308 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +268 days 🔍
07/12/2021 +2314 days 🔍Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

Advisory: browserfun.blogspot.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3729 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 19069
X-Force: 27803
Vulnerability Center: 40993 – DataSourceControl in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 Allows Remote Denial of Service, Medium
OSVDB: 27111 – Microsoft IE OWC11.DataSourceControl getDataMemberName Method Overflow

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 07/12/2021 19:56
Changes: (2) source_securityfocus_date source_securityfocus_class
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