CVE-2006-3657

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Published Jul 17, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 16.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow exception) via a DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient ActiveX object with a long (1) StartColorStr or (2) EndColorStr property.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 16.6% (16.628% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-17-dximagetransformmicrosoftgradi.html
http://www.osvdb.org/27109
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19029
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2832
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27762

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Ie Internet Explorer

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 17, 2006, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:39 PM
Reserved: Jul 17, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:27 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 18, 2006, 3:47 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:27 PM

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