Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 28, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-3910

Description

Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2, when Outlook is installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by calling the NewDefaultItem function of an OVCtl (OVCtl.OVCtl.1) ActiveX object, which triggers a null dereference.

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Affected products

Microsoft/Ie
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-20-ovctl-newdefaultitem.htmlnvdExploit
www.securityfocus.com/bid/19079nvdExploit
www.osvdb.org/27112nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2915nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27845nvd

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