Microsoft Internet Explorer DirectAnimation keyframe buffer overflow
| ie-directanimation-keyframe-bo (28942) |  High Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Internet Explorer is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the CPathCtl::KeyFrame() function of the DirectAnimation ActiveX control. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system, if the attacker could persuade the victim to visit a malicious Web page.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 6
- Microsoft, Internet Explorer 6 SP1
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 SP4
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1 Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server x64
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server SP1
- Microsoft, Windows 2003 Server Itanium
- Microsoft, Windows XP x64-Professional
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, as listed in the latest Microsoft Security Bulletin. See References.
— OR —
Use Microsoft Automatic Update if it is supported by your operating system. The original bulletin issued by Microsoft has been superseded.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Internet Security Systems Protection Advisory September 14, 2006, Microsoft Internet Explorer Direct Animation Path Control Alert at http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/236.
- Microsoft Security Advisory (925444), Vulnerability in the Microsoft DirectAnimation Path ActiveX Control Could Allow Remote Control Execution at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925444.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-067, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (922760) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-067.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-072, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (925454) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-072.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-016, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/ms07-016.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-027, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (931768) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-027.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-033, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (933566) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-033.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-045, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (937143) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-045.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-057, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (939653) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS07-057.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-069, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (942615) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-069.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-010, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (944533) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-010.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-024, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (947864) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-024.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-031, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (950759) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-031.mspx.
- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-045, Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (953838) at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-045.mspx.
- XSec Web site, daxctle2.c - Internet Explorer COM Object Heap Overflow Download Exec Exploit at http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=Releases&act=view&type=2&id=20.
- ASA-2006-253: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2006 (MS06-66 - MS06-71)
- BID-20047: Microsoft Internet Explorer Daxctle.OCX KeyFrame Method Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4777: Heap-based buffer overflow in the DirectAnimation Path Control (DirectAnimation.PathControl) COM object (daxctle.ocx) for Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1, on Chinese and possibly other Windows distributions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown manipulations in arguments to the KeyFrame method, possibly related to an integer overflow, as demonstrated by daxctle2, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4446.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2006-3593: Microsoft Internet Explorer daxctle.ocx Memory Corruption Vulnerability (MS06-067)
- OSVDB ID: 28842: Microsoft IE daxctle.ocx KeyFrame() Method Overflow
- SA21910: Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016854: Microsoft Internet Explorer Buffer Overflow in `daxctle.ocx` ActiveX in KeyFrame Method Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#377369: Microsoft DirectAnimation Path ActiveX control fails to validate input
Reported:
Sep 13, 2006
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