VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-5579
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using JavaScript to cause certain errors simultaneously, which results in the access of previously freed memory, aka "Script Error Handling Memory Corruption…
HIGH 9.3EPSS 31.8%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using JavaScript to cause certain errors simultaneously, which results in the access of previously freed memory, aka "Script Error Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 31.77% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20807
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-58/advisory/Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017373
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/599832US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/30813
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454205/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21552
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4966Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-072
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A761
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20807
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-58/advisory/Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017373
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/599832US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/30813
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454205/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21552
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4966Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-072
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A761
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.