CVE-2006-3910 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 17.1% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2, when Outlook is installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by calling the NewDefaultItem function of an OVCtl (OVCtl.OVCtl.1) ActiveX object, 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 | 17.07% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-07-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | ie |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - OVCtl Denial of Service | 2006-07-19 |
References
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-20-ovctl-newdefaultitem.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/27112
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19079
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2915
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27845
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-20-ovctl-newdefaultitem.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/27112
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19079
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2915
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27845
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