CVE-2006-1016

Buffer overflow in the IsComponentInstalled method in Internet Explorer 6.0, when used on Windows 2000 before SP4 or Windows XP before SP1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via JavaScript that calls IsComponentInstalled with a long first argument.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.5 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2006-03-07

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Internet Explorer (Microsoft)

References

• http://metasploit.com/projects/Framework/exploits.html#ie_iscomponentinstalled
• http://www.metasploit.com/projects/Framework/modules/exploits/ie_iscomponentinstalled.pm
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16870
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24923