CVE-2006-3897

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Published Jul 27, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 23.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Stack overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by creating an NMSA.ASFSourceMediaDescription.1 ActiveX object with a long dispValue 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:sp2::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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: 23.3% (23.336% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-23-nmsaasfsourcemediadescription.html
http://www.osvdb.org/27232
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19114
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2953
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27930

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows 2000

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 27, 2006, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:48 PM
Reserved: Jul 26, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:28 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 27, 2006, 11:04 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:28 PM

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