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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-2376 · published 13 June 2006

CVE-2006-2376: Microsoft windows 98 vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows 98

Integer overflow in the PolyPolygon function in Graphics Rendering Engine on Microsoft Windows 98 and Me allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Windows Metafile (WMF) or EMF image with a sum of entries in the vertext counts array and number of polygons that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 41% · top 1.4% CWE-189 · CWE-189
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
41%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the PolyPolygon function in Graphics Rendering Engine on Microsoft Windows 98 and Me allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Windows Metafile (WMF) or EMF image with a sum of entries in the vertext counts array and number of polygons that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/20631 PatchVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1094
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016286
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/909508 US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/26431
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436950/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18322
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2324 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-026
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26815
http://secunia.com/advisories/20631 PatchVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1094
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016286
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/909508 US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/26431
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436950/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18322
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2324 Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-026
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26815

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