TI-2006-00986 Aliases CVE-2006-1016 GHSA-49mv-qwq8-fv9m

Buffer overflow in the IsComponentInstalled method in Internet Explorer 6.0, when used on…

HIGH 69Published 2006-03-07 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the IsComponentInstalled method in Internet Explorer 6.0, when used on Windows 2000 before SP4 or Windows XP before SP1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via JavaScript that calls IsComponentInstalled with a long first argument.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.66954 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:::::::*	6.0	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1016
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-49mv-qwq8-fv9m

References

Exploit 1

http://www.metasploit.com/projects/Framework/modules/exploits/ie_iscomponentinstalled.pm

Other 1

http://metasploit.com/projects/Framework/exploits.html#ie_iscomponentinstalled

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Sources

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