Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 25, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-1992
CVE-2006-1992
Description
mshtml.dll 6.00.2900.2873, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via nested OBJECT tags, which trigger invalid pointer dereferences including NULL dereferences. NOTE: the possibility of code execution was originally theorized, but Microsoft has stated that this issue is non-exploitable.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=6.00.2900.2873
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- secunia.com/advisories/19762nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdPatch
- securitytracker.com/idnvdExploit
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17658nvdExploit
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1507nvdVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-04/0616.htmlnvd
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-April/045422.htmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/781nvd
- www.osvdb.org/27475nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431796/100/0/threadednvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-021nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25978nvd
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