CVE-2006-3591

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by accessing the URL property of a TriEditDocument.TriEditDocument object before it has been initialized, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 17.55% Top 10%

Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27675	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2765	vdb entry not applicable
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-12-trieditdocument-url.html	broken link
http://www.osvdb.org/27056	vdb entry broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18946	third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3591?: CVE-2006-3591 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3591?: To fix CVE-2006-3591, 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-2006-3591 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3591 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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