CVE-2006-1992

mshtml.dll 6.00.2900.2873, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via nested OBJECT tags, which trigger invalid pointer dereferences including NULL dereferences. NOTE: the possibility of code execution was originally theorized, but Microsoft has stated that this issue is non-exploitable.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

40.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Published

2006-04-25

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27727

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/19762
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1507
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17658
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry