7.1
HIGH
CVE-2006-7066
Microsoft Internet Explorer NULL Pointer Dereference
Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by creating an object inside an iframe, deleting the frame by setting its location.href to about:blank, then accessing a property of the object within the deleted frame, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: it was later reported that 7.0.6000.16473 and earlier are also affected.

INFO

Published Date :

March 2, 2007, 9:18 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:24 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-7066 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft internet_explorer
2 Microsoft windows_xp
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-7066 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0193.html
    Added Reference http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/554
    Added Reference http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-30-orphan-object-properties.html
    Added Reference http://websecurity.com.ua/3130/
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/27533
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19228
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28068
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0193.html No Types Assigned http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-07/0193.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/554 Patch http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/554 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-30-orphan-object-properties.html Exploit http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-30-orphan-object-properties.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://websecurity.com.ua/3130/ No Types Assigned http://websecurity.com.ua/3130/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.osvdb.org/27533 No Types Assigned http://www.osvdb.org/27533 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19228 Exploit http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19228 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28068 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28068 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:*:fr:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/28068 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28068 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 05, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

33.58 }} 18.19%

score

0.97074

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability