CVE-2006-3513

Public Exploit

Description

danim.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by accessing the Data property of a DirectAnimation DAUserData object before it is initialized, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 35.70% Top 5%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27622	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2719	vdb entry
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-9-directanimationdauserdata-data.html	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18902	vdb entry exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/27013	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3513?: CVE-2006-3513 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3513?: To fix CVE-2006-3513, 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-2006-3513 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3513 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~36% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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