Intrusion PreventionMS.IE.TriEditDocument.URL.Property.NULL.Dereference
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against a denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
The vulnerability is caused by a NULL pointer dereference that can occur when processing a malformed TriEditDocument ActiveX object with the "URL" property set.
It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by accessing the URL property of a TriEditDocument.
Affected Products
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Upgrade to the latest version, available from the website.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie/home
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-11 | 16.995 |
| ID | 26480 |
| Created | May 05, 2011 |
| Updated | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2006-3591 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 32.85% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | IE |