CVE-2006-0585 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer via a malicious Shockwave Flash object triggering a null dereference in jscript.dll.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0585?
CVE-2006-0585 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 8 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
jscript.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a Shockwave Flash object that contains ActionScript code that calls VBScript, which in turn calls the Javascript document.write function, which triggers a null dereference.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0585?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0585?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0585 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-0585 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0585 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2017-0222 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4c25-hrfv-m2p9.