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low 2.6

CVE-2006-3943 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in NDFXArtEffects in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial…

published 2006-07-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-3936

cvss
2.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
15.6%
EPSS 15.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in NDFXArtEffects in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via long (1) RGBExtraColor, (2) RGBForeColor, and (3) RGBBackColor properties.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-28286)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

15.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-28286 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - NDFXArtEffects Stack Overflow dos, 2006-07-27
  • browserfun.blogspot.com http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-27-ndfxarteffects-rgbextracolor.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19184 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

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