CVE-2006-2383

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 40.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-06-13 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "unexpected data" related to "parameter validation" in the DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Light ActiveX control, which causes Internet Explorer to crash in a way that enables the code execution.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.01-sp4, 6-sp1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20595
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/417585
http://www.osvdb.org/26444
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18303
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2319
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26768
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1821
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1891
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1924

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