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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-1359

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain createTextRange call on a checkbox object, which results in a dereference of an invalid table pointer.

HIGH 9.3EPSS 68.3%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 68.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain createTextRange call on a checkbox object, which results in a dereference of an invalid table pointer.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
68.34% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
microsoft/ie · microsoft/internet explorer
Source
secure@microsoft.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.