CVE-2006-5579 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, affecting Microsoft Windows Server 2003. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by manipulating JavaScript to trigger simultaneous errors, leading to the access of previously freed memory. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), it represents a high-severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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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.