CVE-2006-3639 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 does not properly identify the originating domain zone when handling redirects, which allows remote attackers to read cross-domain web pages and possibly execute code via unspecified vectors involving a crafted web page, aka "Source Element Cross-Domain Vulnerability."

Published: 2006-08-09

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 40.6% Moderate

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:::::::*

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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 0.40591.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/21396
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/252764
http://www.osvdb.org/27851
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19400
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A577

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Ie Internet Explorer

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2006-08-09T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:39:53.636Z

Reserved: 2006-07-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-3639

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-09T00:04:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-3639

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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