CVE-2006-5581

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain DHTML script functions, such as normalize, and "incorrectly created elements" that trigger memory corruption, aka "DHTML Script Function Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 65.87% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454210/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A116	vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4966	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23288	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/347448	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-121212-1201-99
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-072	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/30814	vdb entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-048.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017373	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21546	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5581?: CVE-2006-5581 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5581?: To fix CVE-2006-5581, 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-2006-5581 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5581 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~66% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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