7.6
HIGH
CVE-2006-5745
Microsoft XML Core Services XMLHTTP ActiveX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the setRequestHeader method in the XMLHTTP (XML HTTP) ActiveX Control 4.0 in Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 on Windows, when accessed by Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments that lead to memory corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4685. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 6, 2006, 6:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-5745 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft xml_core_services
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-5745.

URL Resource
http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=717
http://secunia.com/advisories/22687 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017157
http://www.iss.net/threats/239.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/585137 US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927892.mspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20915 Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4334
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/239 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-071
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30004
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A104
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2743
http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=717
http://secunia.com/advisories/22687 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017157
http://www.iss.net/threats/239.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/585137 US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/927892.mspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20915 Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4334
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/239 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-071
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30004
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A104
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2743

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-5745 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-5745 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-071.mspx [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-071 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:104 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/2743 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2743 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A104 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30004 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30004 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-5745 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-5745 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

97.22 }} 0.09%

score

0.99862

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability