CVE-2006-3898 json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the C…
published 2006-07-27 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-3892
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 24.3%
- EPSS 24.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the Click method of the Internet.HHCtrl.1 ActiveX object before initializing the URL, which triggers a null dereference.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-28256)
- Published
Exploit prediction
24.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-28256 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Internet.HHCtrl Click Denial of Service dos, 2006-07-22
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19109 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/19109
vdb-entry, exploit, third-party-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/27231
vdb-entry, broken-link
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/27929
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/2952
vdb-entry, not-applicable
-
browserfun.blogspot.com
/2006/07/mobb-22-internethhctrl-click.html
broken-link
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-3898
- NVD CVE-2006-3898
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