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CVE-2006-3640

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 allows certain script to persist across navigations between pages, which allows r

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 allows certain script to persist across navigations between pages, which allows remote attackers to obtain the window location of visited web pages in other domains or zones, aka "Window Location Information Disclosure Vulnerability.".

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.37459
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft ieall versions
microsoft internet explorerall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumInternet Explorer DisableFirstRunCustomize Enabled
productmediumInternet Explorer Autorun Keys Modification
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secure@microsoft.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD09 Aug 2006 · 12:04 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/21396
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663
http://www.osvdb.org/27850
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19339
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042
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