CVE-2006-1359

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain createTextRange call on a checkbox object, which results in a dereference of an invalid table pointer.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 87.60% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory computerterrorism.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.computerterrorism.com/research/ct22-03-2006 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429088/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1678 signature vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429124/30/6120/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1050 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A985 signature vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/876678 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.osvdb.org/24050 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1178 signature vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/1427.html mailing list
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1702 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18680 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-7/advisory/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1657 signature vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25379 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/1662.html mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015812 vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428441 mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/1430.html mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/1434.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428600/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/917077.mspx
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17196 vdb entry exploit
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/q-154.shtml third party advisory government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428583/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1359?
CVE-2006-1359 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1359?
To fix CVE-2006-1359, 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-2006-1359 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-1359 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~88% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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