HIGH
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
Published Sep 19, 2006
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 61.44%
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 products
No data.
Configuration 1
AND
Running on/with
OR
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OR
- 6.0
- 2003
Configuration 2
AND
Running on/with
- n/a
- 5.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
61.44% 0.61440
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.61440
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 61.44% (0.61440) | 99.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 61.44% (0.61440) | 99.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 59.51% (0.59508) | 99.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 62.15% (0.62149) | 99.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 59.27% (0.59270) | 99.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 68.44% (0.68436) | 98.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 66.43% (0.66431) | 98.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 63.98% (0.63976) | 98.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | 66.43% (0.66431) | 98.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 65.26% (0.65264) | 98.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 73.98% (0.73977) | 98.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 65.26% (0.65264) | 98.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 63.03% (0.63029) | 98.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 8, 2025 | 58.65% (0.58647) | 97.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 55.76% (0.55758) | 97.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2024 | 23.42% (0.23416) | 96.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.98% (0.17982) | 96.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 14.73% (0.14731) | 95.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 13.09% (0.13086) | 94.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 12.51% (0.12507) | 94.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2023 | 9.38% (0.09379) | 93.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.57% (0.09570) | 93.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 87.84% (0.87839) | 99.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 87.84% (0.87839) | 99.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 84.55% (0.84549) | 99.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (21)
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/624 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21989 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016879 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/seen-in-wild-zero-day-exploit-being.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925486 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKB
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/416092 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925568.mspx x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/28946 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446378/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446505/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446523/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446528/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446881/100/200/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447070/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/448552/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20096 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-262A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3679 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-055 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29004 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A100 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 19, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 19, 2006
Link CVE-2006-4868
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a