CVE-2006-5579

Severity Score

9.3

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using JavaScript to cause certain errors simultaneously, which results in the access of previously freed memory, aka "Script Error Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección utilizando JavaScript para provocar determinados errores simultáneamente, lo cual resulta en un acceso a memoria previamente liberada, también conocida como "Vulnerabilidad de corrupción de memoria en el manejo de errores".

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 9.3

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2006-10-27 CVE Reserved
2006-12-12 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (12)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/20807	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017373	Vdb Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/599832	Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/30813	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454205/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21552	Vdb Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A761	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-58/advisory	2021-07-23
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded	2021-07-23
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4966	2021-07-23
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-072	2021-07-23

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"	6 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Server 2003 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows Server 2003"	*	sp1	Safe