Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-1992 (CCN-25978)

Assigned:2006-04-23
Published:2006-04-23
Updated:2021-07-23
Summary: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 v3 Severity:3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:2.6 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-399
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Apr 22 2006 - 18:30:03 CDT
MSIE (mshtml.dll) OBJECT tag vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sat Apr 22 2006 - 18:30:03 CDT
MSIE (mshtml.dll) OBJECT tag vulnerability

Source: FULLDISC
Type: UNKNOWN
20060422 Re: MSIE (mshtml.dll) OBJECT tag vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-1992

Source: FULLDISC
Type: UNKNOWN
20060423 MSIE (mshtml.dll) OBJECT tag vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: SA19762
Internet Explorer Exception Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
19762

Source: SREASON
Type: UNKNOWN
781

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1016001
Microsoft Internet Explorer Bug in Processing Nested OBJECT Tags Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Exploit
1016001

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1016291
Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Memory and Access Control Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Patch
1016291

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Corporation Web site
MS06-021: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
27475

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 24966
Microsoft IE object Tag Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 27475
Microsoft IE Nested Objects Exception Handler Unspecified Memory Corruption

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20060422 MSIE (mshtml.dll) OBJECT tag vulnerability

Source: BID
Type: Exploit
17658

Source: CCN
Type: BID-17658
Microsoft Internet Explorer Nested OBJECT Tag Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: Vendor Advisory
ADV-2006-1507

Source: MS
Type: UNKNOWN
MS06-021

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-object-memory-corruption(25978)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-object-memory-corruption(25978)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft internet explorer 6.0.2900
    microsoft ie 6.0