HTTP: Microsoft Windows GraphicsControl Unsafe ActiveX Access Denial of Service
This signature detects attempts to use unsafe ActiveX controls in Microsoft Windows. An attacker can create a malicious Web site containing Web pages with dangerous ActiveX controls, which if accessed by a victim, allows the attacker to crash the client browser.
Extended Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by declaring the sourceURL attribute on an uninitialized DirectAnimation.StructuredGraphicsControl ActiveX Object, which triggers a null dereference.
Affected Products
Microsoft internet_explorer
Short Name
HTTP:STC:ACTIVEX:MS-DOS
Severity
Minor
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Access ActiveX CVE-2006-3427 Denial GraphicsControl Microsoft Service Unsafe Windows bid:18855 of
Release Date
06/09/2015
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3447
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Microsoft
CVSS Score
5.0