{"id":"CVE-2006-3638","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2006-3638","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:39:15.178Z","title":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 does not properly handle uninitialized COM objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the Nth function in the…","description":"Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 does not properly handle uninitialized COM objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the Nth function in the DirectAnimation.DATuple ActiveX control, aka \"COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\"","published":"2006-08-08T23:04:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:27:29.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["microsoft/ie","microsoft/internet explorer"],"epss":{"score":0.36797,"percentile":0.98495,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/21396","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/27852","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442728/100/0/threaded","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19340","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-09.html","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A719","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/21396","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/27852","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442728/100/0/threaded","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19340","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-09.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A719","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3638","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}