Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).
CVE-2006-1992 — Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerability
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
NVD2.6
EPSS
55.6%
top 1.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedApr 25
Latest updateMay 1
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.
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 4.9 | Impact: 2.9