CVE-2006-6956 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, where a remote attacker can crash the browser by presenting a web page containing an excessive number of nested marquee tags. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity, as it requires user interaction (visiting a malicious page) and only results in a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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