CVE-2006-3659
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 setting the location or URL property of a MHTMLFile ActiveX object.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the location or URL property of a MHTMLFile ActiveX object.
- Record
CVE-2006-3659- 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 (crash) by setting the location or URL property of a MHTMLFile ActiveX object.
- Record
CVE-2006-3659- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3654 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the location or URL property of a MHTMLFile ActiveX object.
- Record
EUVD-2006-3654- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h5cp-q8vj-9rpw 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 setting the location or URL property of a MHTMLFile ActiveX object.
- Record
GHSA-h5cp-q8vj-9rpw- 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-2006-3659 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 14.9%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
