# CVE-2006-4301: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long Color attribute in multiple Dire

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-08-23 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long Color attribute in multiple DirectX Media Image DirectX Transforms ActiveX COM Objects from (a) dxtmsft.dll and (b) dxtmsft3.dll, including (1) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.MaskFilter.1, (2) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Chroma.1, and (3) DX3DTransform.Microsoft.Shapes.1.

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## References

- http://www.osvdb.org/29524
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1439
- http://xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=17
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443907/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4251
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19640
- http://www.osvdb.org/29525
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28516
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28421

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