CVE-2006-4495
Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—💥 Exploit
Microsoft Internet Explorer allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code by instantiating certain Windows 2000 ActiveX COM Objects including (1) ciodm.dll, (2) myinfo.dll, (3) msdxm.ocx, and (4) creator.dll.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 7.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 21%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 97
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
💥 Public exploits
Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.
- Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Windows Server 2000 - Multiple COM Object Instantiation Code Execution Vulnerabilities (8/21/2006)
Affected technologies (2)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-Other
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1474
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443896/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19636
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=Releases&act=view&type=1&id=16
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28512
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1474
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443896/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19636
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=Releases&act=view&type=1&id=16
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28512
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