CVE-2006-3898

Public Exploit

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the Click method of the Internet.HHCtrl.1 ActiveX object before initializing the URL, which triggers a null dereference.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 22.13% Top 5%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/27231	vdb entry broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27929	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2952	vdb entry not applicable
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-22-internethhctrl-click.html	broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19109	exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3898?: CVE-2006-3898 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3898?: To fix CVE-2006-3898, 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-2006-3898 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3898 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~22% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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