CVE-2006-1992

Exp

mshtml.dll 6.00.2900.2873, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via nested OBJECT tags, which trigger invalid pointer dereferences including NULL dereferences. NOTE: the possibility of code execution was originally theorized, but Microsoft has stated that this issue is non-exploitable.

Published: 2006-04-25 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-1992 is rated Exploit Available (54.9/100): CVSS Low severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 40.43%, 98th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-1992

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
27727 exploit_db edb 2006-04-22 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1992

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 55.56% 40.43% -15.13%
2 2025-12-01 48.62% 55.56% +6.94%
3 2025-03-30 — 48.62% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1992

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1992

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1992

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft internet_explorer 6.0.2900 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0.2900:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1992

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