CVE-2006-3659 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 by manipulating MHTMLFile ActiveX object properties, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page.
- 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-2006-3659?
CVE-2006-3659 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 17 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 location or URL property of a MHTMLFile ActiveX object.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3659?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3659?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3659 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-3659 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3659 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h5cp-q8vj-9rpw.