CVE-2006-6311

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Published Dec 6, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 26.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a style attribute in an HTML table tag with a width value that is dynamically calculated using JavaScript.

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900.2180:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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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: 26.6% (26.557% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1968
http://www.osvdb.org/31326
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453642/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453643/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453772/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21466

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:19 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 6, 2006, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:19 PM
Reserved: Dec 6, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:32 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 6, 2006, 8:28 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:32 PM

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