# CVE-2006-1900: Multiple buffer overflows in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Amaya 9.4, and possibly other versions including 8.x before 8.8.5, allow remote

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-04-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple buffer overflows in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Amaya 9.4, and possibly other versions including 8.x before 8.8.5, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long value in (1) the COMPACT attribute of the COLGROUP element, (2) the ROWS attribute of the TEXTAREA element, and (3) the COLOR attribute of the LEGEND element; and via other unspecified attack vectors consisting of "dozens of possible snippets."

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1351
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430877/100/0/threaded
- http://morph3us.org/advisories/20060412-amaya-94.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19670
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17507
- http://www.osvdb.org/24624
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25791
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430879/100/0/threaded
- http://www.osvdb.org/24623
- http://morph3us.org/advisories/20060412-amaya-94-2.txt
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27640
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27639

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