THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-0753
LOW SEVERITY

CVE-2006-0753

Ie vulnerability

CVSS
2.6
EPSS
12.0%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Memory leak in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via JavaScript that uses setInterval to repeatedly call a function to set the value of window.status.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Ie
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2006-02-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 12.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-0753

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Ie is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-0753.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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