CVE-2006-3730

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 19, 2006 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorInternet ExplorerWindows Xp

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 64%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

microsoft-windows-xp (environment)
All versions

References (20)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-94

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