Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-3898

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the Click method of the Internet.HHCtrl.1 ActiveX object before initializing the URL, which triggers a null dereference.

Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Published 2006-07-27 11:04:00

Updated 2021-12-13 18:44:38

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3898

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 66.89%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2006-3898

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	10.0	2.9	[email protected]
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial

References for CVE-2006-3898

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19109

Exploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2952

Not Applicable
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27929

Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-22-internethhctrl-click.html

Broken Link

Products affected by CVE-2006-3898

Microsoft » Internet Explorer » Version: 6.0
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Microsoft » Internet Explorer » Version: 6.0 Update SP1
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Microsoft » Internet Explorer » Version: 6.0 Update SP2
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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