CVE-2006-6956
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a...
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a web page that contains a large number of nested marquee tags, a related issue to CVE-2006-2723.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a web page that contains a large number of nested marquee tags, a related issue to CVE-2006-2723.
- Record
CVE-2006-6956- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a web page that contains a large number of nested marquee tags, a related issue to CVE-2006-2723.
- Record
CVE-2006-6956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6939 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a web page that contains a large number of nested marquee tags, a related issue to CVE-2006-2723.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6939- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qvv8-667j-3cm4 No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a...
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a web page that contains a large number of nested marquee tags, a related issue to CVE-2006-2723.
- Record
GHSA-qvv8-667j-3cm4- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2006-6956 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published January 29, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.6%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.