CVE-2006-4193
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code by instantiating COM objects as ActiveX controls, including (1) imskdic.dll (Microsoft IME), (2)…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 47.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code by instantiating COM objects as ActiveX controls, including (1) imskdic.dll (Microsoft IME), (2) chtskdic.dll (Microsoft IME), and (3) msoe.dll (Outlook), which leads to memory corruption. NOTE: it is not certain whether the issue is in Internet Explorer or the individual DLL files.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 47.48% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 August 2006
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/ie · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 47.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1402
- http://www.osvdb.org/29345
- http://www.osvdb.org/29346
- http://www.osvdb.org/29347
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443290/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443295/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443299/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19521Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19529Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19530Exploit
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=10Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=8Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=9Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28436
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28438
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28439
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1402
- http://www.osvdb.org/29345
- http://www.osvdb.org/29346
- http://www.osvdb.org/29347
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443290/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443295/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443299/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19521Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19529Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19530Exploit
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=10Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=8Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=9Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28436
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.