CVE-2006-1016
Buffer overflow in the IsComponentInstalled method in Internet Explorer 6.0, when used on Windows 2000 before SP4 or Windows XP before SP1, allows remote...
- Published
- Mar 7, 2006
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- May 9, 2010
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.3%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Buffer overflow in the IsComponentInstalled method in Internet Explorer 6.0, when used on Windows 2000 before SP4 or Windows XP before SP1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via JavaScript that calls IsComponentInstalled with a long first argument.
Sources
1Metasploit · windows · May 9, 2010
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