CVE-2006-1359 describes a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7 Beta 2, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code. This is achieved by manipulating a createTextRange call on a checkbox object, leading to an invalid table pointer dereference. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a medium attack complexity, but enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exploit intelligence indicates readily available exploit code, including multiple Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries, though it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and shows no active community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:7.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.