CVE-2006-4868

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
68.4%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: September 19, 2006 (7176 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Vector Graphics Rendering engine (vgx.dll), as used in Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Vector Markup Language (VML) file with a long fill parameter within a rect tag.

CWE

CWE-119

Affected Products

microsoft internet explorermicrosoft outlook

References

🔗 blogs.securiteam.com 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 securitytracker.com 🔗 sunbeltblog.blogspot.com 🔗 support.microsoft.com