CVE-2006-3659

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the location or UR

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the location or URL property of a MHTMLFile ActiveX object.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.31192

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EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood

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microsoft ieall versions

microsoft internet explorerall versions

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productmediumInternet Explorer DisableFirstRunCustomize Enabled

productmediumInternet Explorer Autorun Keys Modification

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Published to NVD18 Jul 2006 · 03:47 PM

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References & Sources

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http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-16-mhtmlfile-location.html

http://www.osvdb.org/27108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19013

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2831

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27761

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