CVE-2006-1016 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2006-03-07

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 76.5% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.76517.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://metasploit.com/projects/Framework/exploits.html#ie_iscomponentinstalled
http://www.metasploit.com/projects/Framework/modules/exploits/ie_iscomponentinstalled.pm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16870
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24923

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-03-07T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:56:15.377Z

Reserved: 2006-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1016

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-03-07T00:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-1016

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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