CVE-2006-3915

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - Denial of Service via Native Function Iterator

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-3915. PoCs published by hdm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer by iterating through native function references, causing the browser to crash. The PoC is triggered via a button click, which executes the malicious JavaScript function.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by iterating over any native function, as demonstrated with the window.alert function, which triggers a null dereference.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by hdm · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28265

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer by iterating through native function references, causing the browser to crash. The PoC is triggered via a button click, which executes the malicious JavaScript function.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer (versions affected by CVE-2006-3915)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage · JavaScript must be enabled in the browser
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Not Applicable vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2955
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19140
Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/27373

Scores

EPSS 0.2112
EPSS Percentile 97.3%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/internet_explorer 6.0 (3 CPE variants)
Published Jul 28, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026