CVE-2006-3357 : Heap-based buffer overflow in HTML Help ActiveX control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote at

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.

Published 2006-07-06 20:05:00

Updated 2021-07-23 12:55:04

Source MITRE

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Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3357

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96.99%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 100 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-3357

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	10.0	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial

Products affected by CVE-2006-3357

Microsoft » Internet Explorer » Version: 6.0
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-3357

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3357

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-3357

References for CVE-2006-3357

Products affected by CVE-2006-3357