CVE-2006-1016
Buffer overflow in the IsComponentInstalled method in Internet Explorer 6.0, when used on Windows 2000 before SP4 or Windows XP before SP1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via JavaScript that calls IsComponentInstalled with a long…
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Description
Buffer overflow in the IsComponentInstalled method in Internet Explorer 6.0, when used on Windows 2000 before SP4 or Windows XP before SP1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via JavaScript that calls IsComponentInstalled with a long first argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 66.95% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://metasploit.com/projects/Framework/exploits.html#ie_iscomponentinstalled
- http://www.metasploit.com/projects/Framework/modules/exploits/ie_iscomponentinstalled.pmExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16870
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24923
- http://metasploit.com/projects/Framework/exploits.html#ie_iscomponentinstalled
- http://www.metasploit.com/projects/Framework/modules/exploits/ie_iscomponentinstalled.pmExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16870
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24923
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.