CVE-2006-0753

N/A Unknown
Published: February 18, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Memory leak in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via JavaScript that uses setInterval to repeatedly call a function to set the value of window.status.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23307
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424959/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24846
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/23307
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424959/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24846
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
13.2%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft