PT-2006-4525 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Published 2006-07-17 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2006-3658

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by accessing the object references of a FolderItem ActiveX object. This triggers a null dereference in the security check, leading to a crash.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6, consider disabling the FolderItem ActiveX object as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to this object to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-3658

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 5

• 🔥 http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-15-folderitem-access.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3658 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/27059 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2814 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27760 · Note