CVE-2006-1192

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to conduct phishing attacks by spoofing the address bar and other parts of the trust UI via unknown methods that allow "window content to persist" after the user has navigated to another site, aka the "Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability." NOTE: this is a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1626.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 33.03% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18957 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1498 vdb entry signature
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/670 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25557 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17460 vdb entry patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1645 vdb entry signature
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1336 vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1740 vdb entry signature
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015899 vdb entry patch
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1725 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1192?
CVE-2006-1192 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1192?
To fix CVE-2006-1192, 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-2006-1192 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-1192 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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