CVE-2006-5578

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to read Temporary Internet Files (TIF) and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors involving certain drag and drop operations, aka "TIF Folder Information Disclosure Vulnerability," and a different issue than CVE-2006-5577.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 47.47% 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.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/694344	third party advisory us government resource
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A337	signature vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017374	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21494	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/30815	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5578?: CVE-2006-5578 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5578?: To fix CVE-2006-5578, 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-2006-5578 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5578 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~47% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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