CVE-2006-7030

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain malformed HTML, possibly involving applet and base tags without required arguments, which triggers a null pointer dereference in mshtml.dll.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 30.08% Top 5%

Third-Party Advisory securityreason.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435095/30/4710/threaded	mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2286	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18112	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26808	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435129/30/4710/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-7030?: CVE-2006-7030 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-7030?: To fix CVE-2006-7030, 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-2006-7030 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-7030 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~30% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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