Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-3357
Heap-based buffer overflow in HTML Help ActiveX control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by repeatedly setting the Image field of an Internet.HHCtrl.1 object to certain values, possibly related to improper escaping and long strings.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3357
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 96.99%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 100 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-3357
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
References for CVE-2006-3357
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2635
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2634
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13
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http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-2-internethhctrl-image-property.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18769
Exploit
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http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-08.html
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1016434
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
US Government Resource
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/159220
US Government Resource
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-046
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442733/100/0/threaded
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27573
Products affected by CVE-2006-3357
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*