PT-2006-6290 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Carsten Eiram + 1 · Published 2006-12-12 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2006-5579

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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

Description: A remote code execution issue exists due to attempts to access previously freed memory when handling script errors in certain situations. An attacker could exploit this by constructing a specially crafted Web page. If a user viewed the Web page, it could allow remote code execution, potentially giving an attacker complete control of an affected system.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6, consider avoiding the use of JavaScript on untrusted web pages until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to web pages that may exploit this issue to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-5579

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 15

• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-58/advisory · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5579 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4966 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5579 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-072 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/30813 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-072 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A761 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/21552 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/599832 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20807 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017373 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/454205/100/0/threaded · Note