CVE-2006-7066
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CVE-2006-7066 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating an object inside an iframe, deleting the frame by setting its location.href to about:blank, then accessing a property of the object within the deleted frame, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: it was later reported that 7.0.6000.16473 and earlier are also affected.. EPSS estimates a 21.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating an object inside an iframe, deleting the frame by setting its location.href to about:blank, then accessing a property of the object within the deleted frame, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: it was later reported that 7.0.6000.16473 and earlier are also affected.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Internet Explorer | 6.0 |
References
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/554Permissions Required
- http://websecurity.com.ua/3130/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/27533Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19228Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28068Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/554Permissions Required
- http://websecurity.com.ua/3130/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/27533Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19228Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28068Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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