Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer
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. NOTE: a third party has disputed this issue, stating that the crash does not occur with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta3
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.142 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.142 · newest: 0.142 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 7.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18736 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438865/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438754/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-3545?
- CVE-2006-3545 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Published 2006-07-13.
- Is CVE-2006-3545 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.