CVE-2006-3910 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 systems with Outlook installed. An attacker can trigger a null dereference and crash the browser by calling the NewDefaultItem function of an OVCtl ActiveX object. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and impact limited to availability. While not actively exploited in the wild, public exploit code exists, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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