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CVE-2006-3638
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 does not properly handle uninitialized COM objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial…
High7.5EPSS 36.8%
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- microsoft
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 does not properly handle uninitialized COM objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the Nth function in the DirectAnimation.DATuple ActiveX control, aka "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 36.8% · top 1.5% 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: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (11)
- VU#959049 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 1016663 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- MS06-042 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 27852 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:719 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20060808 TSRT-06-09: Microsoft DirectAnimation COM Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 21396 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3212 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- TA06-220A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-09.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 19340 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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