Heap-based buffer overflow in the DirectAnimation Path Control (DirectAnimation.PathControl) COM object (daxctle.ocx) for Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1, on Chinese and possibly other Windows distributions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown manipulations in arguments to the KeyFrame method, possibly related to an integer overflow, as demonstrated by daxctle2, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4446.
CVE-2006-4777
Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 88% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.5% of all CVEs). Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 79%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 9.0(low)
- EPSS
- 99.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 14, 2006
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (36)
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/21910
- cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/1577
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016854
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/377369
- cve@mitrehttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/925444.mspx
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/28842
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445898/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446065/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446084/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446085/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446246/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20047
- cve@mitrehttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3593
- cve@mitrehttp://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=2&id=20
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16506✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 16, 2010
Microsoft Internet Explorer - Daxctle.OCX KeyFrame Method Heap Buffer Overflow (MS06-067) (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/browser/ms06_067_keyframe✓ verifiedFirst seen Nov 14, 2006
MS06-067 Microsoft Internet Explorer Daxctle.OCX KeyFrame Method Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-2358✓ verifiedFirst seen Sep 13, 2006
Microsoft Internet Explorer - COM Object Remote Heap Overflow
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