CVE-2006-5579 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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."

Published: 2006-12-12

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 58.9% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.58877.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/20807
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-58/advisory/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017373
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/599832
http://www.osvdb.org/30813
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454205/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21552
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4966
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-072
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A761

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows Server 2003

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2006-12-12T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:55:53.610Z

Reserved: 2006-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5579

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-12T20:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5579

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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