Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2006-5162 — Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerability

3 documents3 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
20.2%
top 4.47%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
1
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Timeline
PublishedOct 5
Latest updateMay 1

Description

wininet.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unhandled exception and crash) via a long Content-Type header, which triggers a stack overflow.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/internet_explorer4 versions+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-xm35-26jx-2h5x: wininet↗2022-05-01
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - 'Content-Type' Stack Overflow Crash↗2006-07-20
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CVE-2006-5162 — Microsoft vulnerability | cvebase