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CVE-2006-0753
Memory leak in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory…
Low2.6EPSS 11.8%
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- mitre
Description
Memory leak in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via JavaScript that uses setInterval to repeatedly call a function to set the value of window.status.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.8% · top 3.9% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- ie-windowstatus-dos(24846) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20060214 memory leak in IE? (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 23307 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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