// For flags

CVE-2006-3910

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - OVCtl Denial of Service

Severity Score

5.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*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
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* 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
  • 2024-11-16 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Microsoft
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Ie
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6.0
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sp2
Affected