PT-2006-2204 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Thomas Waldegger

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Published

2006-04-11

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Updated

2021-07-23

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CVE-2006-1188

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6
Description A remote code execution issue exists in the way Internet Explorer handles HTML elements with specially crafted tags, leading to memory corruption. This could allow an attacker to construct a malicious Web page that potentially enables remote code execution if a user visits the site. A successful exploitation could grant the attacker complete control of the affected system.
Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

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Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-1188

Affected Products

Internet Explorer