CVE-2006-6707: NeoTrace ActiveX control stack buffer overflow via TraceTarget

Automated analysis

Generated by VULONE's analysis model from the NVD record, CISA KEV and EPSS data on 19 September 2026. Confidence: medium.

high priorityRemote, unauthenticated code execution with a high EPSS score, but the product is legacy and no KEV or confirmed exploit is recorded.

What it is

The NeoTraceLoader ActiveX control in NeoTrace Express and NeoTrace Pro (McAfee Visual Trace) 3.25 has a stack-based buffer overflow when the TraceTarget method receives a long argument string. A remote attacker can trigger it to run arbitrary code in the context of the user who loads the control. The record notes the details come only from third-party information, so provenance is uncertain.

Impact

Successful exploitation lets an attacker execute arbitrary code on the victim's machine, giving full control of that user's session and data. The CVSS 2.0 vector rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as partial.

Attack surface

Reached over the network (AV:N) with no authentication required (Au:N) and low attack complexity (AC:L), typically by luring a user to a web page that instantiates the ActiveX control. Some user interaction is implied because the victim must load the page or control, though the vector does not encode that requirement.

Exploitation

Not listed in CISA KEV and no ransomware use is documented. EPSS is high (0.55929, 98.998th percentile), but the references carry only Vendor Advisory and untagged SecurityFocus tags, so there is no confirmed public exploit in this record.

What to do

• Patch or remove NeoTrace Express / NeoTrace Pro (McAfee Visual Trace) 3.25; if no fixed build exists, uninstall the product.
• Disable or kill-bit the NeoTraceExplorer.NeoTraceLoader ActiveX control in Internet Explorer and block it from loading in browsers.
• Restrict browser ActiveX execution and apply the vendor advisory guidance from Secunia 23463.
• Limit use of the affected control to trusted internal sites only, and block external pages that can instantiate it.

Detection

• Monitor for processes loading NeoTraceExplorer.dll, especially from browser or Office parent processes.
• Alert on crashes or exceptions in NeoTraceExplorer.dll consistent with stack corruption.
• Hunt for IE or browser processes spawning unexpected child processes after visiting untrusted sites.
• Search endpoint logs for the NeoTraceLoader CLSID being instantiated outside normal administrative use.

This assessment is produced automatically and is not human-reviewed. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting on it.