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Public proof of concept

CVE-2006-3730

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2006-07-21
  • WeaknessCWE-94

Am I affected?

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Description

Integer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a 0x7fffffff argument to the setSlice method on a WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX object, which leads to an invalid memory copy.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2006-07-2114:03CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2006-3730?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Microsoft ieversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.0= 6.0no fix published
Microsoft internet explorerversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.0= 6.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2026-02-25
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionpoc—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.18.82026-01-12
  • NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-942026-01-12
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-94read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score63.6 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2006-07-21
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-3730?

Integer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a 0x7fffffff argument to the setSlice method on a WebViewFolderIcon ActiveX object, which leads to an invalid memory copy.

Is CVE-2006-3730 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2006-3730, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-3730?

CVE-2006-3730 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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