HIGH
Unspecified vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6.0 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "exceptional conditions" that trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated using an exception handler and nested object tags, a variant of CVE-2006-1992
Published May 5, 2006
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 32.78%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6.0 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "exceptional conditions" that trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated using an exception handler and nested object tags, a variant of CVE-2006-1992.
Affected products
No data.
AND
- 6.0
Running on/with
- n/a
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
32.78% 0.32784
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.32784
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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 32.78% (0.32784) | 98.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 32.78% (0.32784) | 98.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 48.02% (0.48018) | 97.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 53.51% (0.53505) | 97.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 56.94% (0.56938) | 98.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 19, 2025 | 62.82% (0.62818) | 98.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 61.04% (0.61040) | 98.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 66.39% (0.66386) | 97.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 61.04% (0.61040) | 98.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 95.61% (0.95613) | 99.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 24, 2024 | 88.29% (0.88294) | 98.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 83.75% (0.83746) | 98.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 71.13% (0.71132) | 97.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 15, 2023 | 68.40% (0.68402) | 97.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 66.67% (0.66672) | 97.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2023 | 66.87% (0.66866) | 97.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2023 | 62.84% (0.62839) | 97.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 48.54% (0.48538) | 96.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19762 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-41/advisory x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338828 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/27475 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/437099/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17820 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-164A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2319 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1078 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1728 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1765 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1768 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1845 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1961 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 5, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 5, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2218
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a