Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-6956
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a web page that contains a large number of nested marquee tags, a related issue to CVE-2006-2723.
Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6956
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.41%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 73 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-6956
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2006-6956
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2006-6956
Products affected by CVE-2006-6956
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*