Vulnerability in Microsoft Ie
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) 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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.475 (98.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.475 · newest: 0.475 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Ie — versions 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 6.0
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28439 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/29347 (vdb-entry)
- www.xsec.org/index.php (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/29345 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443295/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/1402 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19530 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.xsec.org/index.php (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443290/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/19521 (Exploit, vdb-entry)