CVE-2006-3357 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the HTML Help ActiveX control (hhctrl.ocx) within Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, allowing remote attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with a network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, leading to potential partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its age and high FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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.