CVE-2006-3899

N/A Unknown
Published: July 27, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the stringToBinary function of the CEnroll.CEnroll.2 ActiveX object with a long second argument, which triggers an invalid memory access inside the SysAllocStringLen function.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-21-cenroll-stringtobinary.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/27230
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19102
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2916
Source: cve@mitre.org
Not Applicable
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27884
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-21-cenroll-stringtobinary.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/27230
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19102
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2916
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27884
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
17.4%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft