27059 : Microsoft IE FolderItem Object NULL Dereference
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-07-14

Description

Internet Explorer contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to crash the browser. The issue is triggered when accessing the object reference of the FolderItem controls causing a NULL dereference and crashing the browser.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Solution Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Public

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Microsoft Corporation
Internet Explorer
6

References

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-07-19 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_0 Integrity_impact_0 Availability_impact_1

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