CVE-2006-1359
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain createTextRange call on a checkbox object, which results in a dereference of an invalid table pointer.
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Key data
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
- Score
- 0.68337 (68.3% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.3%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.
- computerterrorism.com/research/ct22-03-2006
- 20060328 EEYE: Temporary workaround for IE createTextRange vulnerability (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1678 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- 20060328 Determina Fix for CVE-2006-1359 (Zero Day MS Internet Explorer Remote "CreateTextRange()" Code Execution) (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- ADV-2006-1050 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:985 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- VU#876678 (kb.cert.org)third-party-advisory
- 24050 (osvdb.org)vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1178 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- 20060322 IE crash (archives.neohapsis.com)mailing-list
- TA06-101A (us-cert.gov)third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1702 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- 18680 (secunia.com)third-party-advisory
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-7/advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1657 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- ie-createtextrange-command-execution(25379) (exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com)vdb-entry
- 20060327 Determina Fix for the IE createTextRange() bug (archives.neohapsis.com)mailing-list
- 1015812 (securitytracker.com)vdb-entry
- MS06-013 (docs.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
- 20060322 IE crash (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- 20060322 Microsoft Internet Explorer (mshtml.dll) - Remote Code Execution (archives.neohapsis.com)mailing-list
- 20060322 FW: [Full-disclosure] IE crash (archives.neohapsis.com)mailing-list
- 20060323 Secunia Research: Microsoft Internet Explorer "createTextRange()"Code Execution (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/917077.mspx
- 17196 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- Q-154 (ciac.org)third-party-advisorygovernment-resource
- ADV-2006-1318 (vupen.com)vdb-entry
- 20060322 Microsoft Internet Explorer (mshtml.dll) - Remote Code Execution (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
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