CVE-2006-3200

What it is

Unspecified versions of Internet Explorer allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IFRAME with a src tag containing a "File://" URI followed by an 8-bit character. NOTE: some third parties were unable to verify this issue.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

15.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2006-06-23 20:06 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 22:26 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 15.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2006-06-23 20:06 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 22:26 UTC

Exploit probability

15.7% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.2900

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

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