CVE-2006-4868
N/A
Published: September 19, 2006 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorInternet ExplorerOutlookWindows Xp
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 61%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
microsoft-windows-2000 (environment) · microsoft-windows-2003-server (environment) · microsoft-windows-xp (environment)
microsoft-windows-2000 (environment) · microsoft-windows-2003-server (environment) · microsoft-windows-xp (environment)
Windows 2000· Microsoftdevice
80%All versions
80%
All versions
Windows Xp· Microsoftdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (21)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/21989Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/416092x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925568.mspxQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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