CVE-2006-1016
7.5
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
76.52%
HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other
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.
Published: 3/7/2006
Modified: 4/16/2026
Vulnerability Summary
CVSS v2 Score
7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)
76.52%HIGH Exploitation Risk
99th percentile
This vulnerability has a 76.52% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
CWE Classification
NVD-CWE-Other