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FKIE_CVE-2006-3637

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-08-08 23:04 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:27
Severity
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 does not properly handle various HTML layout component combinations, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML file that leads to memory corruption, aka "HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft ie 6
microsoft internet_explorer 5.01

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      "value": "Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 y 6 no maneja adecuadamente diversas combinaciones de componentes en dise\u00f1os HTML, lo cual permite a atacantes remotos con la intervenci\u00f3n del usuario ejecutar c\u00f3digo de su elecci\u00f3n mediante un archivo HTML manipulado que lleva a una corrupci\u00f3n de memoria, tambi\u00e9n conocido como \"Vulnerabilidad de Corrupci\u00f3n de Memoria en Renderizado HTML\""
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:27:28.430",
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