CVE-2006-5559

N/A Unknown
Published: October 27, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22452
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017127
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/589272
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/31882
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20704
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0578
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://research.eeye.com/html/alerts/zeroday/20061027.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22452
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017127
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/589272
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/31882
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20704
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-044A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0578
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29837
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

microsoft