MEDIUM
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a table with a frameset as a child, which triggers a null dereference, as demonstrated using the appendChild method
Published Jul 10, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 20.78%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a table with a frameset as a child, which triggers a null dereference, as demonstrated using the appendChild method.
Affected products
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
20.78% 0.20781
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.20781
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 20.78% (0.20781) | 97.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 20.78% (0.20781) | 97.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 44.50% (0.44499) | 97.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 61.12% (0.61119) | 97.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 44.50% (0.44499) | 97.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 39.75% (0.39751) | 96.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 74.64% (0.74638) | 98.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 29, 2024 | 74.64% (0.74638) | 98.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 30, 2024 | 70.93% (0.70925) | 98.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 69.49% (0.69491) | 97.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 20, 2024 | 64.45% (0.64450) | 97.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 57.40% (0.57404) | 97.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 51.32% (0.51322) | 97.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 46.80% (0.46802) | 96.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2023 | 56.92% (0.56919) | 97.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 51.67% (0.51673) | 97.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 49.44% (0.49437) | 96.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 24.73% (0.24729) | 96.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 24.73% (0.24729) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-7-tableframeset.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.osvdb.org/26837 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18873 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2701 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27592 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-7-tableframeset.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/26837 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18873 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2701 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27592 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 10, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 10, 2006
Link CVE-2006-3471
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a