CVE-2006-3897
Stack overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause...
Stack overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by creating an NMSA.ASFSourceMediaDescription.1 ActiveX object with a long dispValue property.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by creating an NMSA.ASFSourceMediaDescription.1 ActiveX object with a long dispValue property.
- Record
CVE-2006-3897- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Stack overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by creating an NMSA.ASFSourceMediaDescription.1 ActiveX object with a long dispValue property.
- Record
CVE-2006-3897- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3891No score
Stack overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by creating an NMSA.ASFSourceMediaDescription.1 ActiveX object with a long dispValue property.
- Record
EUVD-2006-3891- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c8f6-g8fx-2vvxNo score
Stack overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause...
Stack overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by creating an NMSA.ASFSourceMediaDescription.1 ActiveX object with a long dispValue property.
- Record
GHSA-c8f6-g8fx-2vvx- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - NMSA.ASFSourceMediaDescription Stack Overflow | 2006-07-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-3897 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published July 27, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.3%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
