MEDIUM
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified uses of the OBJECT HTML tag, which discloses the absolute path of the corresponding TIF folder, aka "TIF Folder Information Disclosure Vulnerability," and a different issue than CVE-2006-5578
Published Dec 12, 2006
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 25.83%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified uses of the OBJECT HTML tag, which discloses the absolute path of the corresponding TIF folder, aka "TIF Folder Information Disclosure Vulnerability," and a different issue than CVE-2006-5578.
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
25.83% 0.25832
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.25832
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 25.83% (0.25832) | 97.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 24.94% (0.24937) | 97.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 16, 2025 | 51.82% (0.51816) | 97.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 53.58% (0.53578) | 97.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 64.27% (0.64265) | 97.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 53.58% (0.53578) | 97.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.65% (0.05647) | 93.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 5.65% (0.05647) | 93.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2024 | 7.73% (0.07726) | 94.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 5.10% (0.05105) | 92.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.03% (0.07033) | 93.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 8.08% (0.08076) | 93.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 9.34% (0.09343) | 94.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | 9.25% (0.09248) | 93.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 1, 2023 | 8.08% (0.08080) | 93.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 3.74% (0.03743) | 90.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2023 | 3.03% (0.03028) | 89.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2023 | 2.65% (0.02653) | 88.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.41% (0.02410) | 88.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 20.65% (0.20648) | 96.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 20.65% (0.20648) | 96.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 20.65% (0.20648) | 94.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23288 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017374 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.osvdb.org/30816 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21507 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4966 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-072 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A313 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23288 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017374 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/30816 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21507 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4966 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-072 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A313 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Dec 12, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 27, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5577
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a