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CVE-2006-3910

Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2, when Outlook is installed, allows remote attackers to...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2, when Outlook is installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by calling the NewDefaultItem function of an OVCtl (OVCtl.OVCtl.1) ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference.

Exploit likelihood

17.1%Down 7.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2, when Outlook is installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by calling the NewDefaultItem function of an OVCtl (OVCtl.OVCtl.1) ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference.

Record
CVE-2006-3910
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

Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2, when Outlook is installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by calling the NewDefaultItem function of an OVCtl (OVCtl.OVCtl.1) ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference.

Record
CVE-2006-3910
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3904 No score

Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2, when Outlook is installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by calling the NewDefaultItem function of an OVCtl (OVCtl.OVCtl.1) ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference.

Record
EUVD-2006-3904
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7wcw-6xv4-p899 No score

Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2, when Outlook is installed, allows remote attackers to...

Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2, when Outlook is installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by calling the NewDefaultItem function of an OVCtl (OVCtl.OVCtl.1) ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference.

Record
GHSA-7wcw-6xv4-p899
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBMicrosoft Internet Explorer 6 - OVCtl Denial of Service2006-07-19

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2006-3910 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Ie, published July 28, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.1%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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