CVE-2006-5577

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified uses of the OBJECT HTML tag, which discloses the absolute path of the corresponding TIF folder, aka "TIF Folder Information Disclosure Vulnerability," and a different issue than CVE-2006-5578.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 53.58% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4966	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23288	third party advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017374	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A313	vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21507	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded	vendor advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-072	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/30816	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5577?: CVE-2006-5577 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5577?: To fix CVE-2006-5577, 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-2006-5577 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5577 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~54% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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