CVE-2006-3730
Integer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code...
- Published
- Jul 19, 2006
- Updated
- Feb 25, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Sep 27, 2006
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.2%
- Model date
- Oct 18, 2026
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Summary
Integer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a 0x7fffffff argument to the setSlice method on a WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX object, which leads to an invalid memory copy.
Sources
modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms06_057_webview_setslice.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Windows($.exploit_windows/browser/ms06_057_webview_setslice.platform)
- verification: check_not_declared($.exploit_windows/browser/ms06_057_webview_setslice.check)
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