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critical 9.3

CVE-2006-4868 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Vector Graphics Rendering engine (vgx.dll), as used in Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer 6.0 on Wi…

published 2006-09-19 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4855

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
61.4%
EPSS 61.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
public exploits
4
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Vector Graphics Rendering engine (vgx.dll), as used in Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Vector Markup Language (VML) file with a long fill parameter within a rect tag.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/ms06_055_vml_method)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

61.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/ms06_055_vml_method MS06-055 Microsoft Internet Explorer VML Fill Method Code Execution metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2006-09-19
  • EDB-16597 Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'VML' Fill Method Code Execution (MS06-055) (Metasploit) remote, 2010-07-03
  • EDB-2426 Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'VML' Remote Buffer Overflow (SP2) remote, 2006-09-25
  • EDB-2425 Microsoft Internet Explorer (Windows XP SP2) - 'VML' Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2006-09-24
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20096 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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