CVE-2006-2297

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 19.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-05-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Infotech Storage System Library (itss.dll) allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CHM / ITS file that triggers the overflow while decompiling.

Affected products

Microsoft Infotech Storage System Library: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20061
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/886
http://www.osvdb.org/25501
http://www.reversemode.com/advisories/advisory-itss.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433435/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433833/30/5040/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433854/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17926
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1761
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26340
http://secunia.com/advisories/20061
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/886

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