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CVE-2006-3943

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 15.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2006-07-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in NDFXArtEffects in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via long (1) RGBExtraColor, (2) RGBForeColor, and (3) RGBBackColor properties.

Affected products

• Microsoft Ie: 6-windows_xp_sp2

References

• http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-27-ndfxarteffects-rgbextracolor.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/27530
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19184
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28046
• http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-27-ndfxarteffects-rgbextracolor.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/27530
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19184
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28046

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