Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the stringToBinary function of the CEnroll.CEnroll.2 ActiveX object with a long second argument, which triggers an invalid memory access inside the SysAllocStringLen function
Published Jul 27, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 24.27%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the stringToBinary function of the CEnroll.CEnroll.2 ActiveX object with a long second argument, which triggers an invalid memory access inside the SysAllocStringLen function.
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 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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 24.27% (0.24274) | 97.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 23.70% (0.23698) | 97.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.55% (0.17550) | 94.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.99% (0.14985) | 90.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.79% (0.17787) | 94.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 61.01% (0.61014) | 97.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 15, 2024 | 52.01% (0.52006) | 97.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2024 | 46.95% (0.46952) | 97.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 43.13% (0.43134) | 97.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 6, 2024 | 37.08% (0.37079) | 96.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 29.90% (0.29899) | 96.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 25.81% (0.25808) | 95.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 23.94% (0.23941) | 95.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 27.45% (0.27445) | 96.04th | 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-21-cenroll-stringtobinary.html x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.osvdb.org/27230 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19102 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2916 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENNot Applicable
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27884 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-21-cenroll-stringtobinary.html | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/27230 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19102 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2916 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENNot Applicable | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27884 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
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