CVE Database · CVE-2006-3638
CVSS v3.1
N/A
EPSS
34.99%
Published
Aug 8, 2006
Modified
Apr 15, 2026
Public PoC / Exploit (1)
All weaponized →Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 and 6 does not properly handle uninitialized COM objects, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by the Nth function in the DirectAnimation.DATuple ActiveX control, aka "COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Weaknesses (CWE)
Affected Products (8)
References (20)
