CVE-2006-3899 json
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the s…
published 2006-07-27 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-3893
- 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the stringToBinary function of the CEnroll.CEnroll.2 ActiveX object with a long second argument, which triggers an invalid memory access inside the SysAllocStringLen function.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-28252)
- 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-28252 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - String To Binary Function Denial of Service dos, 2006-07-20
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19102 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
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securityfocus.com
/bid/19102
vdb-entry, exploit, third-party-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/2916
vdb-entry, not-applicable
-
osvdb.org
/27230
vdb-entry, broken-link
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/27884
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
browserfun.blogspot.com
/2006/07/mobb-21-cenroll-stringtobinary.html
broken-link
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-3899
- NVD CVE-2006-3899
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