CVE-2006-3915

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Published Jul 28, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 21.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by iterating over any native function, as demonstrated with the window.alert function, which triggers a null dereference.

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_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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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: 21.6% (21.644% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-25-native-function-iterator.html
http://www.osvdb.org/27373
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19140
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2955
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27932

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows Xp

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

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

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 28, 2006, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:48 PM
Reserved: Jul 27, 2006, 12:00 AM

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

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 28, 2006, 12:04 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:28 PM

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