| CVE ID | CVE-2006-2382 |
| CVSS SCORE | |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Microsoft |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Internet Explorer |
| TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION | Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['4440']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Microsoft Internet Explorer. Successful exploitation requires that the target user browse to a malicious web page. Exploitaton does not require JavaScript, Java or ActiveX to be enabled. The specific vulnerability is due to a miscalculation of memory sizes when translating UTF-8 characters to Unicode. A size mismatch between a heap allocation and memory copy results in an exploitable heap corruption. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS06-021.mspx |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | Anonymous |
