CVE-2006-4687
Status: ModifiedMedium (5.1)—
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted layout combinations involving DIV tags and HTML CSS float properties that trigger memory corruption, aka "HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Base score: 5.1
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 25%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
- Score date: 10/9/2026
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).
Affected technologies (2)
CWEs
- CWE-119
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017223
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/197852
- http://www.osvdb.org/31323
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451590/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21020
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4505
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-041.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29199
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A456
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017223
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/197852
- http://www.osvdb.org/31323
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451590/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21020
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-318A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4505
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-041.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-067
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29199
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A456
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