Microsoft Internet Explorer HHCtrl.ocx Image Property Heap Corruption

Publish date: February 15, 2011
  Severity: HIGH
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2006-3357
  Advisory Date: FEB 15, 2011

  DESCRIPTION

 There exists a heap memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer application. The flaw is caused by an improper check during processing a specially crafted "Image" property. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary code in the security context of the currently logged in user

cve: Heap-based buffer overflow in HTML Help ActiveX control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by repeatedly setting the Image field of an Internet.HHCtrl.1 object to certain values, possibly related to improper escaping and long strings.

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities. Please refer to the filter number and filter name when applying appropriate DPI and/or IDF rules.

  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1000627
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1000627 - Microsoft Internet Explorer HHCtrl.ocx Image Property Heap Corruption

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

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