FKIE_CVE-2006-3512

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-07-11 22:05 - Updated: 2026-04-16 00:27
Severity
Summary
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the Enabled property of a DXTFilter ActiveX object to true, which triggers a null dereference.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/27014Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18903Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2732Not Applicable
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27623VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/27014Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18903Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2732Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27623VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0
microsoft windows_xp -
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