CVE-2006-3639

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 32.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-08-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 does not properly identify the originating domain zone when handling redirects, which allows remote attackers to read cross-domain web pages and possibly execute code via unspecified vectors involving a crafted web page, aka "Source Element Cross-Domain Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Ie: 6-windows_server_2003_sp1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.01

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21396
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/252764
http://www.osvdb.org/27851
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19400
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3212
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A577
http://secunia.com/advisories/21396
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016663
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/252764

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