MEDIUM
Stack overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by creating an NMSA.ASFSourceMediaDescription.1 ActiveX object with a long dispValue property
Published Jul 27, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 23.34%
Description
Stack overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by creating an NMSA.ASFSourceMediaDescription.1 ActiveX object with a long dispValue property.
Affected products
No data.
AND
OR
- 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.
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.
23.34% 0.23336
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.23336
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 (27 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 23.34% (0.23336) | 97.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 23.34% (0.23336) | 97.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 26.63% (0.26629) | 97.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 24.59% (0.24586) | 97.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 22.78% (0.22779) | 97.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 38.31% (0.38314) | 97.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 27.00% (0.27001) | 96.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 38.31% (0.38314) | 97.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 27.17% (0.27170) | 96.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 38.31% (0.38314) | 97.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 46.80% (0.46804) | 97.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 27.17% (0.27170) | 95.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 29.29% (0.29290) | 94.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 27.48% (0.27484) | 96.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 84.63% (0.84629) | 98.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.30% (0.96305) | 99.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2024 | 96.62% (0.96624) | 99.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 96.72% (0.96724) | 99.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 6, 2024 | 96.62% (0.96621) | 99.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 20, 2023 | 96.46% (0.96457) | 99.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 96.31% (0.96315) | 99.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 96.09% (0.96090) | 99.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 96.39% (0.96385) | 99.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 96.59% (0.96589) | 99.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.02% (0.97015) | 99.53th | 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) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-23-nmsaasfsourcemediadescription.html x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.osvdb.org/27232 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19114 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2953 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENNot Applicable
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27930 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-23-nmsaasfsourcemediadescription.html | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/27232 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19114 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2953 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENNot Applicable | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27930 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 27, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 26, 2006
Link CVE-2006-3897
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a