Vulnerability Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain malformed HTML, possibly involving applet and base tags without required arguments, which triggers a null pointer dereference in mshtml.dll.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | sp2 |
| Microsoft | Windows 98 | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Me | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Nt | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Vista | All versions |
| Microsoft | Windows Xp | All versions |
| Microsoft | Ie | 6.0 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2286
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435095/30/4710/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435129/30/4710/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18112
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26808
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2286
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435095/30/4710/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435129/30/4710/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18112
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26808
FAQ
What is CVE-2006-7030?
CVE-2006-7030 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain malformed HTML, possibly involving applet and base tags without required argument...
How severe is CVE-2006-7030?
CVE-2006-7030 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2006-7030?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Me, Microsoft Windows Nt.