OSVDB ID: 27014

Title: Microsoft IE Object.Microsoft.DXTFilter Enabled Property NULL Dereference

Info

Disclosure

Jul 09, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jul 11, 2006

Solution

Unknown

Description

Internet Explorer 6 contains a flaw that may allow a local denial of service. The issue is triggered when the 'Object.Microsoft.DXTFilter' property 'Enabled' is set to true(1). This leads to a NULL pointer dereference and will result in loss of availability for the browser.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Public

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Microsoft Corporation

Internet Explorer

6 SP2

References

Bugtraq ID: 18903
CVE ID: 2006-3512 (see also: NVD)
Metasploit ID: 27014
ISS X-Force ID: 27623
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2006-2732
Other Advisory URL: http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-10-objectmicrosoftdxtfilter.html
Generic Exploit URL: http://metasploit.com/users/hdm/tools/browserfun/mobb_010.html
Keyword: MoBB #10

Credit

H D Moore - hdmmetasploit.com - DigitalOffense

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/27014