CVE-2006-1992

N/A Unknown
Published: April 25, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

mshtml.dll 6.00.2900.2873, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via nested OBJECT tags, which trigger invalid pointer dereferences including NULL dereferences. NOTE: the possibility of code execution was originally theorized, but Microsoft has stated that this issue is non-exploitable.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-04/0616.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-April/045422.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19762
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/781
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016001
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.osvdb.org/27475
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431796/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17658
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1507
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25978
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-04/0616.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-April/045422.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19762
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/781
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016001
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016291
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.osvdb.org/27475
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431796/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17658
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1507
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25978
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
55.6%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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