CVE-2006-5579

N/A Unknown
Published: December 12, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using JavaScript to cause certain errors simultaneously, which results in the access of previously freed memory, aka "Script Error Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20807
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-58/advisory/
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017373
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/599832
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/30813
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454205/100/0/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21552
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4966
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-072
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A761
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/20807
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-58/advisory/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017373
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/599832
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/30813
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454205/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21552
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4966
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-072
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A761
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
58.9%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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