CVE-2006-6311

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a style attribute in an HTML table tag with a width value that is dynamically calculated using JavaScript.

Exploit likelihood

26.6%Unchanged since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2006-6311
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

Record: CVE-2006-6311
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-6294 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-6294
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5v6h-mhqw-hcv5 No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service...

Record: GHSA-5v6h-mhqw-hcv5
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microsoft internet explorer

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 - CSS Width Element Denial of Service	2006-12-06

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-6311 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published December 6, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 26.6%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.