CVE-2006-7031 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900 SP2 and earlier versions, as well as various Microsoft Windows operating systems. Remote attackers can crash the browser by crafting a web page with a table element containing a CSS attribute that sets the position, triggering an unhandled exception in mshtml.dll. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.0.2900CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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