VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-3657
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow exception) via a DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient ActiveX object with a long (1) StartColorStr or (2) EndColorStr property.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 16.6%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow exception) via a DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient ActiveX object with a long (1) StartColorStr or (2) EndColorStr property.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 16.63% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/ie · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-17-dximagetransformmicrosoftgradi.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/27109
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19029
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2832
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27762
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-17-dximagetransformmicrosoftgradi.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/27109
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19029
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2832
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27762
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.