CVE-2006-5579

Published: Dec 12, 2006Modified: Apr 23, 2026

9.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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."

Affected (1)

Products: Microsoft: Internet Explorer

1 product

Internet Explorer

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Internet Explorer	Version 6

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2003	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (24)

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

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