THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-6488
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2006-6488

Dialog Wrapper Module Activex Control vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
7.8%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DoModal function in the Dialog Wrapper Module ActiveX control (DlgWrapper.dll) before 8.4.166.0, as used by ICONICS OPC Enabled Gauge, Switch, and Vessel ActiveX, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) FileName or (2) Filter argument.
Affected vendor
Iconics
Affected product
Dialog Wrapper Module Activex Control
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2006-12-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 7.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-6488

  • Confirm whether Iconics Dialog Wrapper Module Activex Control is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-6488.
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