9.3 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.825 High
EPSS
Percentile
98.4%
A vulnerability in the way Microsoft Internet Explorer instantiates COM objects may lead to execution of arbitrary code.
Component Object Model, or COM objects are used to enable interprocess communication and dynamic object creation within Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a vulnerability that could be exploited when it attempts to load specially crafted websites that instantiate specific COM objects contained in Imjpcksid.dll
, and Imjpskdic.dll
. According to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-016:
A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.
Update
Microsoft has released an update to address this issue. See Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-016 for more details.
Disable ActiveX
Disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone (or any zone used by an attacker) appears to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability. Instructions for disabling ActiveX in the Internet Zone can be found in the document Securing Your Web Browser and the Malicious Web Scripts FAQ.
Note that disabling ActiveX controls in the Internet Zone will reduce the functionality of some web sites.
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Notified: February 13, 2007 Updated: February 13, 2007
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Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-016.
If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us [email](<mailto:[email protected]?Subject=VU%23753924 Feedback>).
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This vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-016.
This document was written by Chris Taschner.
CVE IDs: | CVE-2006-4697 |
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Severity Metric: | 25.65 Date Public: |