CVE-2006-6311

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-6311. PoCs published by xiam.core.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 by using a malformed CSS expression with a recursive `window.open` call. The exploit crashes the browser when the victim visits the malicious webpage.

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a style attribute in an HTML table tag with a width value that is dynamically calculated using JavaScript.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by xiam.core · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29236

This exploit triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 by using a malformed CSS expression with a recursive `window.open` call. The exploit crashes the browser when the victim visits the malicious webpage.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1968
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453642/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453643/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21466
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453772/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/31326

Scores

EPSS 0.2557
EPSS Percentile 97.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/internet_explorer 6.0.2900.2180
Published Dec 06, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026