CVE-2006-3591 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer 6 by accessing an uninitialized TriEditDocument object property, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2006-3591?
CVE-2006-3591 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 14 Jul 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 cause a denial of service (application crash) by accessing the URL property of a TriEditDocument.TriEditDocument object before it has been initialized, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3591?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3591?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3591 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-3591 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3591 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- 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-c378-5g73-8f9q.