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CVE-2006-4868

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.3 Published: 2006-09-19 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows 2003 ServerMicrosoft Windows XpMicrosoft Windows 2000Microsoft OutlookMicrosoft Internet Explorer

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References