CVE-2006-4066

Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-08-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The Graphical Device Interface Plus library (gdiplus.dll) in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via certain images that trigger a divide-by-zero error, as demonstrated by a (1) .ico file, (2) .png file that crashes MSN Messenger, and (3) .jpg file that crashes Internet Explorer. NOTE: another researcher has not been able to reproduce this issue.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441548/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441723/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441875/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19221
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19301
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3114
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28183
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441548/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441723/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441875/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19221
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19301

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