CVE-2006-5578

Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 21.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-12-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to read Temporary Internet Files (TIF) and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors involving certain drag and drop operations, aka "TIF Folder Information Disclosure Vulnerability," and a different issue than CVE-2006-5577.

Affected products

Microsoft Ie: through 6

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/23288
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017374
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/694344
http://www.osvdb.org/30815
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21494
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4966
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-072
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A337
http://secunia.com/advisories/23288
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017374

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