# CVE-2006-1359: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a ce

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 5 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2006-03-23 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certain createTextRange call on a checkbox object, which results in a dereference of an invalid table pointer.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.computerterrorism.com/research/ct22-03-2006
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429088/100/0/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1678
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429124/30/6120/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1050
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A985
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/876678
- http://www.osvdb.org/24050
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1178
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/1427.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18680
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-7/advisory/
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1657
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25379
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/1662.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015812
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428441
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/1430.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/1434.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428600/100/0/threaded
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/917077.mspx
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17196
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1606
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1628
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1620
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1838
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16578
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms06_013_createtextrange.rb

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