CVE-2006-3451

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 SP4 and 6 do not properly garbage collect when "multiple imports are used on a styleSheets collection" to construct a chain of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 64.17% 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://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-026.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442578/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663 vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5 vdb entry signature
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/262004 us government resource third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/21396 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1343 third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/27854 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html us government resource third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19316 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3451?
CVE-2006-3451 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3451?
To fix CVE-2006-3451, 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-2006-3451 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-3451 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~64% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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