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CVE-2006-0057

high · 7.5

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 allows remote attackers to bypass the Kill bit settings for dangerous ActiveX controls via unknown vectors involving crafted HTML, which can expose the browser to attacks that would otherwise be prevented by the Kill bit setting. NOTE: CERT/CC claims that MS05-054 fixes this issue, but it is not described in MS05-054.

7.5
CVSS
19.6%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
97th
EPSS percentile
2006-01-27
Published

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
microsoftie6
microsoftinternet_explorer5.01
microsoftinternet_explorer5.5
microsoftinternet_explorer6

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References

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