CVE-2006-4495

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

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code by instantiating certain Windows 2000 ActiveX COM Objects including (1) ciodm.dll, (2) myinfo.dll, (3) msdxm.ocx, and (4) creator.dll.

Exploit likelihood

20.7%Down 35.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2006-4495
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-4495
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-4483 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-4483
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jqfg-7337-c7c8 No score

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

Record: GHSA-jqfg-7337-c7c8
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows Server 2000 - Multiple COM Object Instantiation Code Execution Vulnerabilities	2006-08-21

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-2006-4495 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Ie, published August 31, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.7%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.