MEDIUM
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2, when Outlook is installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by calling the NewDefaultItem function of an OVCtl (OVCtl.OVCtl.1) ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference
Published Jul 28, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 17.07%
Description
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2, when Outlook is installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by calling the NewDefaultItem function of an OVCtl (OVCtl.OVCtl.1) ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference.
Affected products
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.
17.07% 0.17071
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.17071
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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 17.07% (0.17071) | 97.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.65% (0.16651) | 96.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 39.66% (0.39664) | 97.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 26, 2025 | 40.67% (0.40668) | 97.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 43.36% (0.43363) | 97.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 41.96% (0.41960) | 96.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 43.36% (0.43363) | 97.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 42.18% (0.42176) | 97.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 80.55% (0.80550) | 98.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 16, 2024 | 82.43% (0.82434) | 98.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 84.73% (0.84732) | 98.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 20, 2023 | 83.96% (0.83962) | 98.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | 81.09% (0.81088) | 97.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 78.67% (0.78673) | 97.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2023 | 80.06% (0.80057) | 97.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 77.42% (0.77416) | 97.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 16, 2023 | 82.75% (0.82752) | 97.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 86.76% (0.86760) | 97.97th | 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 (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-20-ovctl-newdefaultitem.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/27112 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19079 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2915 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27845 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-20-ovctl-newdefaultitem.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/27112 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19079 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2915 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27845 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 28, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 27, 2006
Link CVE-2006-3910
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a