CVE-2006-6311 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Internet Explorer by exploiting a JavaScript-calculated width in an HTML table style attribute.
- 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-2006-6311?
CVE-2006-6311 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 6 Dec 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 6.0.2900.2180 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a style attribute in an HTML table tag with a width value that is dynamically calculated using JavaScript.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6311?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6311?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6311 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-2006-6311 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6311 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-5v6h-mhqw-hcv5.