Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 18, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-3659

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by setting the location or URL property of a MHTMLFile ActiveX object.

Affected products

Microsoft/Ie
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_server_2003_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Internet Explorer2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-16-mhtmlfile-location.htmlnvd
www.osvdb.org/27108nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/19013nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2831nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27761nvd

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