CVE-2006-3512 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 24.3% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 24.27% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-07-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Object.Microsoft.DXTFilter Denial of Service | 2006-07-09 |
References
- http://www.osvdb.org/27014
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18903
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2732
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27623
- http://www.osvdb.org/27014
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18903
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2732
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27623
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