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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-3545

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a web page with multiple empty APPLET start tags.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 14.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.2%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a web page with multiple empty APPLET start tags. NOTE: a third party has disputed this issue, stating that the crash does not occur with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta3

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
14.24% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/internet explorer
Source
cve@mitre.org

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