Internet Explorer DirectX Image Transform Object Denial of Service Vulnerability
Flaw triggers a denial of service (crash) within Internet Explorer on specially crafted Web pages
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This vulnerability creates a denial of service (crash) within Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 after a victim has been tricked into visiting a malicious Web page. Using the DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient ActiveX object with a long (1) StartColorStr or (2) EndColorStr property, an error is generated.
Additional Resources:
- French Security Incident Response Team: ADV-2006-2832
- BrowserFun: #17
- National Institute of Standards and Technology: CVE-2006-3657
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