CVE-2006-3605 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer 6 by triggering a null dereference in an uninitialized ActiveX object, requiring user interaction.

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-2006-3605?

CVE-2006-3605 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 (crash) by setting the Transition property on an uninitialized DXImageTransform.Microsoft.RevealTrans.1 ActiveX Object, which triggers a null dereference.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3605?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.

How do I fix CVE-2006-3605?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3605 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-3605 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3605 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8q84-j8v6-78f6.

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