PT-2006-1802 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer+1

Published 2006-02-18 · Updated 2018-10-19 · CVE-2006-0753

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.6

Low

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2

Description The issue is related to a memory leak that can be triggered by remote attackers, causing a denial of service due to memory consumption. This is achieved through JavaScript code that utilizes the setInterval function to repeatedly call a function, setting the value of window.status.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6, consider disabling JavaScript as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-0753

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Windows Xp

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0753 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/23307 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24846 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/424959/100/0/threaded · Note