CVE-2006-1992
mshtml.dll 6.00.2900.2873, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-1992- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-1992- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-1992 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-1992- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2p75-6997-4j6p No score
mshtml.dll 6.00.2900.2873, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-2p75-6997-4j6p- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Nested OBJECT Tag Memory Corruption | 2006-04-22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-1992 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published April 25, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.8%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-April/045422.html
securityreason.com/securityalert/781
securitytracker.com/id?1016001
securityfocus.com/archive/1/431796/100/0/threaded
osvdb.org/27475
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archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-04/0616.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1507
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021
secunia.com/advisories/19762
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25978
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1992
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2p75-6997-4j6p