Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 does not properly handle various HTML layout component combinations, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML file that leads to memory corruption, aka "HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Published Aug 8, 2006
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 43.76%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 does not properly handle various HTML layout component combinations, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML file that leads to memory corruption, aka "HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- 6
- 5.01
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:P/I:P/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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 43.76% (0.43757) | 98.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 43.66% (0.43661) | 98.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 76.53% (0.76526) | 98.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 94.60% (0.94604) | 99.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 27, 2024 | 94.60% (0.94604) | 99.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 96.31% (0.96307) | 99.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2024 | 96.20% (0.96202) | 99.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 96.08% (0.96080) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 96.34% (0.96340) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 12, 2023 | 96.08% (0.96076) | 99.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 96.57% (0.96569) | 99.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 96.45% (0.96453) | 99.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 96.38% (0.96375) | 99.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 96.71% (0.96706) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 96.91% (0.96905) | 99.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.92% (0.96919) | 99.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 77.15% (0.77151) | 99.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 77.15% (0.77151) | 99.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21396 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/340060 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/27853 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A502 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21396 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/340060 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/27853 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A502 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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