CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0020

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An unspecified Microsoft WMF parsing application, used in Internet Explorer and other components, contains an integer overflow vulnerability when processing a crafted WMF file with a manipulated header size. This can lead to a denial of service (crash) and potentially arbitrary code execution.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely crash the system or execute arbitrary code on the user's workstation, leading to data loss, service disruption, and potential lateral movement within the network.

Recommendation

Apply Microsoft security update MS06-001 immediately to remediate this vulnerability. Additionally, consider blocking WMF files from untrusted sources at the network gateway or email filter.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An unspecified Microsoft WMF parsing application, as used in Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4, and 5.5 SP2 on Windows Millennium, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute code via a crafted WMF file with a manipulated WMF header size, possibly involving an integer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-4560, and aka "WMF Image Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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