CVE-2006-7206 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2. Remote attackers can crash the browser by manipulating an ADODB.Recordset object with repeated calls to the NextRecordset method using a long string argument, leading to an invalid memory access. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector and complete availability impact. While not currently on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| 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:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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