CVE-2006-5559
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
27/10/2006
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
The Execute method in the ADODB.Connection 2.7 and 2.8 ActiveX control objects (ADODB.Connection.2.7 and ADODB.Connection.2.8) in the Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.5 SP3, 2.7 SP1, 2.8, and 2.8 SP1 does not properly track freed memory when the second argument is a BSTR, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via certain strings in the second and third arguments.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.5:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.8:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:itanium:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.7:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:data_access_components:2.8:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/10/27/adodb-connection-poc-published.aspx
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061027.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22452
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017127=
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/589272
- http://www.osvdb.org/31882
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20704
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0578
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-009
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29837
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A214
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/10/27/adodb-connection-poc-published.aspx
- http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061027.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22452
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017127=
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/589272
- http://www.osvdb.org/31882
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20704
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0578
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-009
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29837
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A214