Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-1992
Potential exploit
mshtml.dll 6.00.2900.2873, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via nested OBJECT tags, which trigger invalid pointer dereferences including NULL dereferences. NOTE: the possibility of code execution was originally theorized, but Microsoft has stated that this issue is non-exploitable.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2006-1992
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1992
90.31%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 99 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-1992
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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2.6
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LOW | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
4.9
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2006-1992
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2006-1992
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17658
Exploit
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1016001
Exploit
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http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-04/0616.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431796/100/0/threaded
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1507
Vendor Advisory
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/781
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25978
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http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-April/045422.html
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291
Patch
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