CVE-2006-1016 in the critical feed json
Buffer overflow in the IsComponentInstalled method in Internet Explorer 6.0, when used on Windows 2000 before SP4 or Windows XP before SP1,…
published 2006-03-07 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-1020
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 67.0%
- EPSS 67.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer overflow in the IsComponentInstalled method in Internet Explorer 6.0, when used on Windows 2000 before SP4 or Windows XP before SP1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via JavaScript that calls IsComponentInstalled with a long first argument.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/ie_iscomponentinstalled)
- Published
Exploit prediction
66.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/ie_iscomponentinstalled Microsoft Internet Explorer isComponentInstalled Overflow metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2006-02-24
- EDB-16549 Microsoft Internet Explorer - isComponentInstalled Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-05-09
- metasploit.com http://www.metasploit.com/projects/Framework/modules/exploits/ie_iscomponentinstalled.pm referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
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
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-1016
- NVD CVE-2006-1016
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