CVE-2006-4193
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code by instantiating COM objects as ActiveX controls, including (1) imskdic.dll (Microsoft IME), (2) chtskdic.dll (Microsoft IME), and (3) msoe.dll (Outlook), which leads to memory corruption. NOTE: it is not certain whether the issue is in Internet Explorer or the individual DLL files.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 47.5% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-4183)
- Published
- August 17, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-4183 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / ie
- microsoft / ie
- microsoft / internet explorer
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1402
- http://www.osvdb.org/29345
- http://www.osvdb.org/29346
- http://www.osvdb.org/29347
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443290/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443295/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443299/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19521(Exploit)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19529(Exploit)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19530(Exploit)
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=10(Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=8(Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.xsec.org/index.php?module=releases&act=view&type=1&id=9(Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28436
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28438
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28439
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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