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CVE-2006-1016

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2006-03-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References