CVE-2006-4495 in the critical feed json
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code by…
published 2006-08-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4483
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 20.7%
- EPSS 20.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code by instantiating certain Windows 2000 ActiveX COM Objects including (1) ciodm.dll, (2) myinfo.dll, (3) msdxm.ocx, and (4) creator.dll.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-28420)
- Published
Exploit prediction
20.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-28420 Microsoft Windows Server 2000 - Multiple COM Object Instantiation Code Execution Vulnerabilities dos, 2006-08-21
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/1474
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/19636
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/443896/100/100/threaded
mailing-list
- xsec.org /index.php?module=Releases&act=view&type=1&id=16
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/28512
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-4495
- NVD CVE-2006-4495
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