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CVE-2006-4777

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DirectAnimation Path Control (DirectAnimation.PathControl) COM...

7.6 HighPublic exploit

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DirectAnimation Path Control (DirectAnimation.PathControl) COM object (daxctle.ocx) for Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1, on Chinese and possibly other Windows distributions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown manipulations in arguments to the KeyFrame method, possibly related to an integer overflow, as demonstrated by daxctle2, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4446.

Exploit likelihood

79.9%Down 8.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.6

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DirectAnimation Path Control (DirectAnimation.PathControl) COM object (daxctle.ocx) for Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1, on Chinese and possibly other Windows distributions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown manipulations in arguments to the KeyFrame method, possibly related to an integer overflow, as demonstrated by daxctle2, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4446.

Record
CVE-2006-4777
CVSS 2.0
7.6 HighAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DirectAnimation Path Control (DirectAnimation.PathControl) COM object (daxctle.ocx) for Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1, on Chinese and possibly other Windows distributions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown manipulations in arguments to the KeyFrame method, possibly related to an integer overflow, as demonstrated by daxctle2, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4446.

Record
CVE-2006-4777
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4764 No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DirectAnimation Path Control (DirectAnimation.PathControl) COM object (daxctle.ocx) for Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1, on Chinese and possibly other Windows distributions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown manipulations in arguments to the KeyFrame method, possibly related to an integer overflow, as demonstrated by daxctle2, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4446.

Record
EUVD-2006-4764
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h8xv-8m4r-fp4f No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DirectAnimation Path Control (DirectAnimation.PathControl) COM...

Heap-based buffer overflow in the DirectAnimation Path Control (DirectAnimation.PathControl) COM object (daxctle.ocx) for Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1, on Chinese and possibly other Windows distributions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown manipulations in arguments to the KeyFrame method, possibly related to an integer overflow, as demonstrated by daxctle2, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4446.

Record
GHSA-h8xv-8m4r-fp4f
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBMicrosoft Internet Explorer - Daxctle.OCX KeyFrame Method Heap Buffer Overflow (MS06-067) (Metasploit)2010-07-16
Exploit-DBMicrosoft Internet Explorer - COM Object Remote Heap Overflow2006-09-13
MetasploitMS06-067 Microsoft Internet Explorer Daxctle.OCX KeyFrame Method Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability2006-11-14
PoC in GitHubMario1234/js-driveby-download-CVE-2006-47772018-02-06

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub

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In short

CVE-2006-4777 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Microsoft Ie, published September 14, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 79.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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