Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long Color attribute in multiple DirectX Media Image DirectX Transforms ActiveX COM Objects from (a) dxtmsft.dll and (b) dxtmsft3.dll, including (1) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.MaskFilter.1, (2) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Chroma.1, and (3) DX3DTransform.Microsoft.Shapes.1
Published Aug 23, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 39.05%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long Color attribute in multiple DirectX Media Image DirectX Transforms ActiveX COM Objects from (a) dxtmsft.dll and (b) dxtmsft3.dll, including (1) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.MaskFilter.1, (2) DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Chroma.1, and (3) DX3DTransform.Microsoft.Shapes.1.
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.
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)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 39.05% (0.39051) | 98.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 38.96% (0.38959) | 98.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 7, 2026 | 39.38% (0.39378) | 97.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 37.71% (0.37715) | 97.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 45.64% (0.45641) | 97.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 38.56% (0.38559) | 96.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 43.31% (0.43314) | 96.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 38.56% (0.38559) | 96.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 11.28% (0.11280) | 95.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 32.38% (0.32383) | 97.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 40.19% (0.40189) | 97.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 32.27% (0.32266) | 96.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 34.72% (0.34716) | 96.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 28.23% (0.28225) | 96.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2023 | 32.16% (0.32161) | 96.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2023 | 27.92% (0.27924) | 96.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 28.36% (0.28356) | 96.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 40.85% (0.40848) | 98.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 40.85% (0.40848) | 97.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1439 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.osvdb.org/29524 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/29525 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443907/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19640 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=17 x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28516 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4251 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1439 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/29524 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/29525 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443907/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19640 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=17 | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28516 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4251 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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