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Terminal Services COM object flaw in Internet Explorer 6
A memory corruption flaw in the Terminal Services COM object (tsuserex.dll) affects users of Internet Explorer 6.
By Robert Vamosi (August 28, 2006)

QUICK FACTS
Name: Terminal Services COM object flaw in Internet Explorer 6
Date first reported: 08/18/06

Software vulnerable: Internet Explorer 6

What it does: Causes a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute malicious code.

Recommendations: None

Exploit code available: No

Vendor patch available: No
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A memory corruption flaw in the Terminal Services COM object (tsuserex.dll) affects users of Internet Explorer 6. By instantiating itself as an ActiveX object, a malformed Terminal Services COM object allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.