CVE-2006-1016

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…

published March 7, 2006

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High probability of exploitation

NVD has not assigned a CVSS score to this record. It sits in the 99.3th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS
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EPSS
67%
Percentile
99.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.66954 · 99.3th percentile
Published
2006-03-07T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 MAR 00:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5