CVE-2006-2383: Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "unexpected data"…

PriorityP348critical9.3CVSS 2.0

AVNACMAuNCCICAC

EXPLOIT

EPSS

40.30%

98.5th percentile

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "unexpected data" related to "parameter validation" in the DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Light ActiveX control, which causes Internet Explorer to crash in a way that enables the code execution.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
microsoft	internet_explorer	—	—
microsoft	internet_explorer	—	—

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

commandDXTLight.moveLight "-1", "1", "1", "1", "1"↗

→Look for invocation of the DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Light ActiveX control's moveLight method with unexpected/negative parameter values (e.g. "-1") in web content, which is the trigger for the vulnerability. ↗
→The vulnerability is triggered via 'unexpected data' related to 'parameter validation' in the DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Light ActiveX control, causing IE to crash in a way that enables code execution — monitor for ActiveX instantiation of this control in browser processes. ↗

·Exploit targets Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier only; patched versions are not affected. ↗
·The vulnerability is described as 'unspecified' with no further technical detail on the exact memory corruption mechanism beyond parameter validation failure in the ActiveX control. ↗

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