# CVE-2006-2218: Unspecified vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6.0 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "except


- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 May 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-37wg-v9p2-chv7

## What is CVE-2006-2218?

CVE-2006-2218 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 5 May 2006. 

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6.0 on Microsoft Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "exceptional conditions" that trigger memory corruption, as demonstrated using an exception handler and nested object tags, a variant of CVE-2006-1992.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2218?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Internet Explorer.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-2218?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2218 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-2218 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2218 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer

- [CVE-2014-1776](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1776/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-27085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27085/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0222](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0222/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0210/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-0149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-0149/): Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-2218 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-2218 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 5 May 2006. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2218 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Internet Explorer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2218/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2218/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2218
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2218
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-2218

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.