CVE-2006-3637

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 does not properly handle various HTML layout component combinations, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML file that leads to memory corruption, aka "HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 77.25% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/27853	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663	vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21396	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html	patch third party advisory us government resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/340060	patch third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A502	signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3637?: CVE-2006-3637 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3637?: To fix CVE-2006-3637, 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-2006-3637 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3637 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~77% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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