MEDIUM
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a CSS-formatted HTML INPUT element within a DIV element that has a larger size than the INPUT
Published Sep 19, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 17.01%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang) via a CSS-formatted HTML INPUT element within a DIV element that has a larger size than the INPUT.
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.
17.01% 0.17014
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.17014
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 (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 17.01% (0.17014) | 96.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.45% (0.16450) | 96.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 12, 2026 | 19.07% (0.19067) | 95.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 22.43% (0.22426) | 95.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 28.30% (0.28299) | 94.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 22.43% (0.22426) | 95.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.14% (0.19142) | 94.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 8, 2025 | 2.04% (0.02040) | 88.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 3.06% (0.03058) | 91.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 5.57% (0.05568) | 93.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 4.73% (0.04733) | 92.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 4.04% (0.04041) | 91.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 3.49% (0.03490) | 91.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 3.17% (0.03172) | 90.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 24, 2023 | 2.87% (0.02874) | 89.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 15, 2023 | 2.76% (0.02756) | 89.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 2.26% (0.02262) | 88.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02526) | 88.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | 2.27% (0.02271) | 88.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 2.25% (0.02245) | 87.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.56% (0.02562) | 88.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 95.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 94.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.68% (0.11676) | 88.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0199.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://jonas.elunic.de/blog/index.php/2006/07/14/ie-freeze-bug/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.osvdb.org/28614 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0199.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://jonas.elunic.de/blog/index.php/2006/07/14/ie-freeze-bug/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/28614 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 19, 2006
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Sep 19, 2006
Link CVE-2006-4888
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a