CVE-2006-3730

8.8 HIGH
Published: July 21, 2006 Modified: February 25, 2026
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Description

Integer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a 0x7fffffff argument to the setSlice method on a WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX object, which leads to an invalid memory copy.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-18-webviewfoldericon-setslice.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1742
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://riosec.com/msie-setslice-vuln
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/22159
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016941
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/753044
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/27110
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447174/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447383/100/100/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447426/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447490/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19030
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-270A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-283A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2882
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-057
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27804
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A339
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2440
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-18-webviewfoldericon-setslice.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=1742
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://riosec.com/msie-setslice-vuln
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22159
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016941
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/753044
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/27110
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447174/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447383/100/100/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447426/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447490/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449179/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19030
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-270A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-283A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2882
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-057
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27804
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A339
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2440
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
86.9%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94 CWE-94

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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