CVE-2006-3512
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by...
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the Enabled property of a DXTFilter ActiveX object to true, which triggers a null dereference.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the Enabled property of a DXTFilter ActiveX object to true, which triggers a null dereference.
- Record
CVE-2006-3512- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the Enabled property of a DXTFilter ActiveX object to true, which triggers a null dereference.
- Record
CVE-2006-3512- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3507 No score
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the Enabled property of a DXTFilter ActiveX object to true, which triggers a null dereference.
- Record
EUVD-2006-3507- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8rpf-98v9-mw3h No score
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by...
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the Enabled property of a DXTFilter ActiveX object to true, which triggers a null dereference.
- Record
GHSA-8rpf-98v9-mw3h- 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 - Object.Microsoft.DXTFilter Denial of Service | 2006-07-09 |
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-2006-3512 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published July 11, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.3%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.