CVE-2006-5581

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

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain DHTML script functions, such as normalize, and "incorrectly created elements" that trigger memory corruption, aka "DHTML Script Function Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23288
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017373
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/347448
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/30814
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454210/100/0/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21546
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-121212-1201-99
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
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-048.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
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%3A116
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23288
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/347448
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/30814
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454210/100/0/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/21546
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-121212-1201-99
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
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-048.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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%3A116
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
66.2%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft