CVE-2006-3910
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - OVCtl Denial of Service
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
3
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2, when Outlook is installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by calling the NewDefaultItem function of an OVCtl (OVCtl.OVCtl.1) ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference.
Internet Explorer 6 sobre Windows XP SP2, cuando Outlook está instalado, permite a atacantes remotos provocar denegación de servicio (caida) a través de llamadas a la función NewDefaultItem de un objeto OVCtl (OVCtl.OVCtl.1) ActiveXm lo cual dispara una dereferencia null.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2006-07-19 First Exploit
- 2006-07-27 CVE Reserved
- 2006-07-28 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
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References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.osvdb.org/27112 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2915 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27845 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28246 | 2006-07-19 | |
| http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-20-ovctl-newdefaultitem.html | 2024-08-07 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19079 | 2024-08-07 |
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