CVE-2006-3638

no score yetEPSS 37%

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 does not properly handle uninitialized COM objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the Nth function in the DirectAnimation.DATuple ActiveX control, aka "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

EPSS: 37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 98% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2006-08-08
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:ie
microsoft:internet_explorer

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21396
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/959049
http://www.osvdb.org/27852
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442728/100/0/threaded

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