CVE-2006-1016
N/A
Published: March 7, 2006 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:21 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorInternet Explorer
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 67%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (4)
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://metasploit.com/projects/Framework/exploits.html#ie_iscomponentinstalledx_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.metasploit.com/projects/Framework/modules/exploits/ie_iscomponentinstalled.pmVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24923Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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