CVE-2006-3898 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 24.3% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the Click method of the Internet.HHCtrl.1 ActiveX object before initializing the URL, 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 | 2006-07-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Internet.HHCtrl Click Denial of Service | 2006-07-22 |
References
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-22-internethhctrl-click.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/27231
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19109
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2952
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27929
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-22-internethhctrl-click.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/27231
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19109
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2952
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27929
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