CVE-2006-0830

Description

The scripting engine in Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a web page that contains a recurrent call to an infinite loop in Javascript or VBscript, which consumes the stack, as demonstrated by resetting the "location" variable within the loop.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 32.86% Top 5%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425378/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24788	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425283/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16687	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0830?: CVE-2006-0830 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0830?: To fix CVE-2006-0830, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0830 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0830 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~33% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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