Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow exception) via a DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient ActiveX object with a long (1) StartColorStr or (2) EndColorStr property
Published Jul 17, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 16.63%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack overflow exception) via a DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient ActiveX object with a long (1) StartColorStr or (2) EndColorStr property.
Affected products
No data.
- 6
- 6
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 2, 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 (19 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 16.63% (0.16628) | 96.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.63% (0.16628) | 96.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 30.17% (0.30174) | 96.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 42.23% (0.42233) | 96.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 30.17% (0.30174) | 96.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 11.19% (0.11186) | 95.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 11.19% (0.11186) | 95.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 72.63% (0.72631) | 98.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 70.03% (0.70034) | 97.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 67.23% (0.67234) | 97.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 12, 2023 | 59.62% (0.59620) | 97.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 33.58% (0.33583) | 96.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 20.78% (0.20781) | 95.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2023 | 22.62% (0.22618) | 95.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 15.04% (0.15042) | 94.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.35% (0.10349) | 94.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 90.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-17-dximagetransformmicrosoftgradi.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.osvdb.org/27109 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19029 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2832 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27762 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-17-dximagetransformmicrosoftgradi.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/27109 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19029 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2832 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27762 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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