CVE-2006-1992

Public Exploit

Description

mshtml.dll 6.00.2900.2873, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via nested OBJECT tags, which trigger invalid pointer dereferences including NULL dereferences. NOTE: the possibility of code execution was originally theorized, but Microsoft has stated that this issue is non-exploitable.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 48.62% 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://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-April/045422.html mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/781 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016001 vdb entry exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291 vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431796/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/27475 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-04/0616.html mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1507 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19762 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25978 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17658 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1992?
CVE-2006-1992 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1992?
To fix CVE-2006-1992, 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-2006-1992 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-1992 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~49% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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