CVE-2006-1190 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by exploiting incorrect security context handling in Internet Explorer when creating embedded objects.
- 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-2006-1190?
CVE-2006-1190 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 11 Apr 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 does not always return the correct IOleClientSite information when dynamically creating an embedded object, which could cause Internet Explorer to run the object in the wrong security context or zone, and allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1190?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1190?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1190 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-1190 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1190 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- CVE-2014-1776 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
- CVE-2021-27085 Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution
- 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-c23p-xxjh-mj75.