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CVE-2006-3659

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by...

5.0 Medium

CVE-2006-3659 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published July 17, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.9%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
14.9%EPSS, 96th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the location or URL property of a MHTMLFile ActiveX object.

Exploit likelihood

14.9%Up 1.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.0

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the location or URL property of a MHTMLFile ActiveX object.

Record
CVE-2006-3659
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the location or URL property of a MHTMLFile ActiveX object.

Record
CVE-2006-3659
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3654No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the location or URL property of a MHTMLFile ActiveX object.

Record
EUVD-2006-3654
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h5cp-q8vj-9rpwNo score

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by...

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the location or URL property of a MHTMLFile ActiveX object.

Record
GHSA-h5cp-q8vj-9rpw
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

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