CVE-2006-3512 json
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the Enabled property of a DXTFilt…
published 2006-07-11 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-3507
- 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
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the Enabled property of a DXTFilter ActiveX object to true, which triggers a null dereference.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-28197)
- 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-28197 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Object.Microsoft.DXTFilter Denial of Service dos, 2006-07-09
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18903 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
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/18903
vdb-entry, exploit, third-party-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/27623
vdb-entry
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/2732
vdb-entry, not-applicable
-
osvdb.org
/27014
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-3512
- NVD CVE-2006-3512
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