Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the fonts property of the HtmlDlgSafeHelper object, which triggers a null dereference
Published Jul 11, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 21.64%
Description
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the fonts property of the HtmlDlgSafeHelper object, which triggers a null dereference.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 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.
AV:N/AC:L/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 1, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 21.64% (0.21644) | 97.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 21.64% (0.21644) | 97.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 21.03% (0.21033) | 95.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 26.77% (0.26773) | 94.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 20.18% (0.20181) | 95.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 83.96% (0.83959) | 98.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 92.48% (0.92481) | 99.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 92.57% (0.92574) | 98.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 92.28% (0.92278) | 98.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 93.67% (0.93671) | 98.53th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-11-htmldlgsafehelper-fonts.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/27055 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18929 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2743 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENNot Applicable
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27649 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-11-htmldlgsafehelper-fonts.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/27055 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18929 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2743 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENNot Applicable | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27649 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry |
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