CVE-2006-4686 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) processing in Microsoft XML Parser 2.6 and XML Core Services 3.0 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Web page.

Published: 2006-10-10

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 32.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_core_services:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xml_parser:2.6:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.32507.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/22333
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017033
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/562788
http://www.osvdb.org/29426
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20338
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3980
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-061
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A285

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Xml Core Services Xml Parser

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2006-10-10T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:23:40.418Z

Reserved: 2006-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4686

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-10-10T22:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-4686

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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