CVE-2006-3357 in the critical feed json
Heap-based buffer overflow in HTML Help ActiveX control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a…
published 2006-07-06 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-3354
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 35.3%
- EPSS 35.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in HTML Help ActiveX control (hhctrl.ocx) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by repeatedly setting the Image field of an Internet.HHCtrl.1 object to certain values, possibly related to improper escaping and long strings.
Exploit prediction
35.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18769 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
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securityfocus.com
/bid/18769
vdb-entry, exploit
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-046
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/20906
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1016434
vdb-entry
-
kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/159220
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/2634
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/27573
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/442733/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13
vdb-entry, signature
-
osvdb.org
/26835
vdb-entry
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/2635
vdb-entry
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
- tippingpoint.com /security/advisories/TSRT-06-08.html
- browserfun.blogspot.com /2006/07/mobb-2-internethhctrl-image-property.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-3357
- NVD CVE-2006-3357
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