CVE-2006-3450 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in Internet Explorer 6 by tricking users into visiting a malicious HTML file with crafted CSS elements.
- 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-2006-3450?
CVE-2006-3450 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 8 Aug 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 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using the document.getElementByID Javascript function to access crafted Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) elements, and possibly other unspecified vectors involving certain layout positioning combinations in an HTML file.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3450?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3450?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3450 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2006-3450 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3450 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xcxm-q93f-87v7.