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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2006-2383 in the critical feed json

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code v…

published 2006-06-13 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-2384

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
40.3%
EPSS 40.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "unexpected data" related to "parameter validation" in the DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Light ActiveX control, which causes Internet Explorer to crash in a way that enables the code execution.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-27984)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

40.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-27984 Microsoft DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Light - ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution remote, 2006-06-13

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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