7.5high
CVE-2006-1016in critical feed2 exploits
Buffer overflow in the IsComponentInstalled method in Internet Explorer 6.0, when used on Windows 2000 before SP4 or Windows XP before SP1,…
Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
67.0%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
2
Metasploit · Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
66.95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/ie_iscomponentinstalled Microsoft Internet Explorer isComponentInstalled Overflow · metasploit exploit, normal rank · 2006-02-24
- EDB-16549 Microsoft Internet Explorer - isComponentInstalled Overflow (Metasploit) · remote · 2010-05-09
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/16870 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/24923 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- metasploit.com /projects/Framework/exploits.html#ie_iscomponentinstalled · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- metasploit.com /projects/Framework/modules/exploits/ie_iscomponentinstalled.pm · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2006-1016
- NVD: CVE-2006-1016
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