CVE-2006-4868
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Vector Graphics Rendering engine (vgx.dll), as used in Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer 6.0 on…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 61.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 4Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits4
Metasploit modules1 module
- MS06-055 Microsoft Internet Explorer VML Fill Method Code Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/browser/ms06_055_vml_methodRank normaldisclosed 19 Sept 2006
Exploit-DB3 entries
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'VML' Fill Method Code Execution (MS06-055) (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16597remote, windowspublished 3 Jul 2010Verified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'VML' Remote Buffer Overflow (SP2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 2426remote, windowspublished 25 Sept 2006Verified
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (Windows XP SP2) - 'VML' Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 2425remote, windowspublished 24 Sept 2006Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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By mitre
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 61.4% · top 0.8% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References21
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/624 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20060924 Windows VML Vulnerability FAQ (CVE-2006-4868) written (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20096 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20060920 RE: vml.c - Internet Explorer VML Buffer Overflow Download Exec Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20060920 vml.c - Internet Explorer VML Buffer Overflow Download Exec Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3679 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- VU#416092 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925568.mspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 925486 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKBx_transferred
- 21989 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SSRT061254 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- MS06-055 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- TA06-262A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 20060920 Internet Explorer VML Zero-Day Mitigation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 28946 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 1016879 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/seen-in-wild-zero-day-exploit-being.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20060926 Windows VML security update MS06-055 released (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20060919 Yet another 0day for IE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:100 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- ie-vml-bo(29004) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-4855 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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