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CVE-2006-3658

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by...

5.0 Medium

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by accessing the object references of a FolderItem ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference in the security check.

Exploit likelihood

12.6%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by accessing the object references of a FolderItem ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference in the security check.

Record
CVE-2006-3658
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV: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 (crash) by accessing the object references of a FolderItem ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference in the security check.

Record
CVE-2006-3658
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3653 No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by accessing the object references of a FolderItem ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference in the security check.

Record
EUVD-2006-3653
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cmr6-6h59-5fw8 No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by...

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by accessing the object references of a FolderItem ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference in the security check.

Record
GHSA-cmr6-6h59-5fw8
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2006-3658 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published July 17, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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