CVE-2006-3898 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer by triggering a null dereference in an ActiveX control, 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-2006-3898?
CVE-2006-3898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 27 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 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the Click method of the Internet.HHCtrl.1 ActiveX object before initializing the URL, which triggers a null dereference.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3898?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3898?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-3898 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3898 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-88xc-g4g9-vjw5.