National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-5579

Overview

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by using JavaScript to cause certain errors simultaneously, which results in the access of previously freed memory, aka "Script Error Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#599832

Name: VU#599832

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/599832

US-CERT Technical Alert: TA06-346A

Name: TA06-346A

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html

External Source: MS

Name: MS06-072

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-072.mspx

External Source: BID

Name: 21552

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21552

External Source: HP

Name: SSRT061288

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20061212 Secunia Research: Internet Explorer Script Error Handling MemoryCorruption

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/454205/100/0/threaded

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 30813

Hyperlink:http://www.osvdb.org/30813

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2006-4966

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/4966

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1017373

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1017373

External Source: MISC

Name: http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-58/advisory/

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-58/advisory/

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 20807

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/20807

US Government Resource: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:761

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:761

Type: Tool Signature

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:761