Technical intelligence and weaponization dossier for CVE-2006-3730. Documented exploitation across 1 active malware families totaling 146 analyzed telemetry samples.
| Vulnerability ID | CVE-2006-3730 |
|---|---|
| Common Name / Bulletin | Microsoft Internet Explorer WebVRML / WebControls ActiveX Buffer Overflow (MS06-057) |
| CWE Classification | CWE-119: ActiveX Memory Corruption |
| Affected Software & Versions | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 |
| Technical Root Cause | ActiveX control vulnerability in WebVRML and WebControls allowing arbitrary memory overwrites when processing untrusted browser parameters via malicious websites. |
| Associated ATT&CK Techniques |
Empirical catalog telemetry verifies that the following 1 malware families weaponize this vulnerability for initial access, privilege escalation, or lateral movement:
Threat intelligence confirms the following adversaries weaponize CVE-2006-3730 in enterprise intrusions and campaign toolkits:
Threat hunting leads and behavioral telemetry patterns to identify weaponized exploitation of CVE-2006-3730 in enterprise networks:
Internet Explorer (iexplore.exe) crashing with memory access violation followed by suspicious process lineage spawning rundll32.exe from temporary internet files.SOC containment checklist and attack surface reduction measures to neutralize exploitation:
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