CVE-2006-3451 describes a memory management vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 SP4 and 6, specifically related to improper garbage collection when multiple imports are used on a styleSheets collection to chain CSS. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through unspecified vectors. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) and an EPSS percentile indicating higher exploitability than 98% of CVEs, the vulnerability poses a significant risk, allowing for potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high risk, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.