CVE-2006-3657
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow exception) via a DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient ActiveX object with a long (1) StartColorStr or (2) EndColorStr property.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow exception) via a DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient ActiveX object with a long (1) StartColorStr or (2) EndColorStr property.
- Record
CVE-2006-3657- 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow exception) via a DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient ActiveX object with a long (1) StartColorStr or (2) EndColorStr property.
- Record
CVE-2006-3657- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3652 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow exception) via a DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient ActiveX object with a long (1) StartColorStr or (2) EndColorStr property.
- Record
EUVD-2006-3652- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mwjr-qx46-m77j No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow exception) via a DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient ActiveX object with a long (1) StartColorStr or (2) EndColorStr property.
- Record
GHSA-mwjr-qx46-m77j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-3657 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Ie, published July 17, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.6%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
