Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using JavaScript to cause certain errors simultaneously, which results in the access of previously freed memory, aka "Script Error Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Published Dec 12, 2006
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 31.77%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using JavaScript to cause certain errors simultaneously, which results in the access of previously freed memory, aka "Script Error Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- n/a
- 6
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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 1, 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 1, 2026 | 31.77% (0.31775) | 98.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 30.87% (0.30869) | 98.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 58.52% (0.58516) | 98.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 70.67% (0.70670) | 98.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 58.52% (0.58516) | 97.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 81.65% (0.81650) | 98.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 82.91% (0.82913) | 98.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 81.94% (0.81942) | 98.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2024 | 80.89% (0.80892) | 98.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 81.01% (0.81010) | 98.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 76.67% (0.76673) | 97.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 78.35% (0.78347) | 97.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | 73.82% (0.73819) | 97.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 1, 2023 | 69.35% (0.69350) | 97.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 49.99% (0.49986) | 97.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2023 | 50.74% (0.50740) | 97.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 45.30% (0.45303) | 96.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20807 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-58/advisory/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017373 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/599832 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/30813 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454205/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21552 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_VUPENVendor Advisory
- 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%3A761 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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