CVE-2006-3897 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by creating an NMSA.ASFSourceMediaDescription.1 ActiveX object with a long dispValue property.

Published: 2006-07-27

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 39.1% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

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:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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 None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.39137.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-23-nmsaasfsourcemediadescription.html
http://www.osvdb.org/27232
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19114
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2953
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27930

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer Windows 2000

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-07-27T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:48:39.403Z

Reserved: 2006-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-3897

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-07-27T11:04:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-3897

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-787

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