mshtml.dll 6.00.2900.2873, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via nested OBJECT tags, which trigger invalid pointer dereferences including NULL dereferences
Published Apr 25, 2006
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 40.43%
Description
mshtml.dll 6.00.2900.2873, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via nested OBJECT tags, which trigger invalid pointer dereferences including NULL dereferences. NOTE: the possibility of code execution was originally theorized, but Microsoft has stated that this issue is non-exploitable.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0.2900
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 40.43% (0.40431) | 98.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 40.43% (0.40431) | 98.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 55.56% (0.55557) | 97.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 48.62% (0.48620) | 97.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 38.16% (0.38161) | 95.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 47.78% (0.47785) | 97.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 54.23% (0.54231) | 97.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 90.31% (0.90313) | 99.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.17% (0.96175) | 99.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 96.33% (0.96331) | 99.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.24% (0.96236) | 99.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 67.44% (0.67444) | 99.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 67.44% (0.67444) | 98.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-04/0616.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-April/045422.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19762 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/781 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016001 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/27475 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431796/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17658 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1507 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25978 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
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