CVE-2006-3898

N/A
Published: July 27, 2006 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorInternet Explorer

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 24%

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the Click method of the Internet.HHCtrl.1 ActiveX object before initializing the URL, which triggers a null dereference.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (5)

VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/27231
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19109
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENNot Applicable
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2952
VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27929

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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