Is CVE-2006-3729 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-3729 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-3729?

CVE-2006-3729 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

CVE-2006-3729

LOW · CVSS 2.6EPSS 20.6%EU EUVD

DataSourceControl in Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 with Office installed allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large negative integer argument to the getDataMemberName method of a OWC11.DataSourceControl.11 object, which leads to an integer overflow and a null dereference.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.6 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS score: 20.6% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-3723)
Published: July 21, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-3723 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

microsoft / internet explorer
microsoft / internet explorer
microsoft / internet explorer
microsoft / windows xp

References

http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-19-datasourcecontrol.html(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.osvdb.org/27111(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19069(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2883(Not Applicable)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27803(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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