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Vulnerability Report: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x

This vulnerability report for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x contains a complete overview of all Secunia advisories affecting it. You can use this vulnerability report to ensure that you are aware of all vulnerabilities, both patched and unpatched, affecting this product allowing you to take the necessary precautions.

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1. Product Summary Only

2. Secunia Advisory Statistics (All time)

2.1. Statistics for 2013

2.2. Statistics for 2012

2.3. Statistics for 2011

2.4. Statistics for 2010

2.5. Statistics for 2009

2.6. Statistics for 2008

2.7. Statistics for 2007

2.8. Statistics for 2006

2.9. Statistics for 2005

2.10. Statistics for 2004

2.11. Statistics for 2003

3. List of Secunia Advisories (All time)

3.1. List for 2013

3.2. List for 2012

3.3. List for 2011

3.4. List for 2010

3.5. List for 2009

3.6. List for 2008

3.7. List for 2007

3.8. List for 2006

3.9. List for 2005

3.10. List for 2004

3.11. List for 2003

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Vendor, Links, and Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Vendor	Microsoft

Product Link	View Here (Link to external site)

Affected By	169 Secunia advisories 334 Vulnerabilities

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Unpatched	14% (24 of 169 Secunia advisories)

Most Critical Unpatched The most severe unpatched Secunia advisory affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x, with all vendor patches applied, is rated Moderately critical .

24 Secunia Advisories in 2003

Secunia has issued a total of 24 Secunia advisories in 2003 for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x. Currently, 8% (2 out of 24) are marked as unpatched with the most severe being rated Not critical

More information about the specific Secunia advisories affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x can be found below. Each Secunia advisory is enclosed by a box highlighted with a color representing its current patch status. You can read the complete Secunia advisories for thorough descriptions of the issues covered and for solution suggestions by clicking either the Secunia advisory title or the "Read More" links available for each Secunia advisory.

Internet Explorer URL Spoofing Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 24 in 2003. 329,072 views.

Release Date:
2003-12-09

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA10395

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Spoofing

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to display a fake URL in the address and status bars. [Read More]

Internet Explorer System Compromise Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 24 in 2003. 113,507 views.

Release Date:
2003-11-25

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA10289

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Cross Site Scripting
Exposure of sensitive information
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Internet Explorer, which in combination can be exploited to compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 3 of 24 in 2003. 28,491 views.

Release Date:
2003-11-11

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA10192

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Microsoft has issued a cumulative patch, which fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. These vulnerabilities can potentially be exploited to bypass Internet Explorer security restrictions and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the current user. [Read More]

Microsoft Internet Explorer Local Zone Access
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 4 of 24 in 2003. 31,638 views.

Release Date:
2003-11-07

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA10157

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
Exposure of sensitive information

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Internet Explorer allowing malicious HTML documents such as web sites to access resources in the Local Zone. [Read More]

Microsoft Internet Explorer Exposure of Installed Components
Unpatched. Secunia Advisory 5 of 24 in 2003. 28,015 views.

Release Date:
2003-11-07

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA10155

Solution Status:
Unpatched

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of system information

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Internet Explorer allowing malicious HTML documents such as web sites to see which components are installed. [Read More]

Windows Server 2003 "Shell Folders" Directory Traversal
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 6 of 24 in 2003. 22,499 views.

Release Date:
2003-10-10

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9989

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Internet Explorer for Windows Server 2003, which can be exploited by malicious people to open arbitrary, known files on a user's system. [Read More]

Microsoft Internet Explorer Update fixes the Object Data Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 7 of 24 in 2003. 62,254 views.

Release Date:
2003-10-04

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9935

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Microsoft has released a new cumulative patch for Internet Explorer. This fixes the Object Data vulnerability, which was inadequatedly addressed in MS03-32. [Read More]

Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 8 of 24 in 2003. 74,280 views.

Release Date:
2003-09-11

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9711

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Cross Site Scripting
Exposure of sensitive information
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Some could expose sensitive information others may lead to execution of arbitrary code. [Read More]

Microsoft Access Snapshot Viewer Buffer Overflow
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 9 of 24 in 2003. 33,492 views.

Release Date:
2003-09-03

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9668

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Access Snapshot Viewer ActiveX control potentially allowing malicious HTML documents and Microsoft Access Snapshot files to cause a buffer overflow. [Read More]

Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 10 of 24 in 2003. 61,069 views.

Release Date:
2003-08-20

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9580

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Microsoft has issued a cumulative patch for Internet Explorer, which fixes multiple vulnerabilities. The worst vulnerability can lead to execution of arbitrary code on the client system via HTML emails or web sites. [Read More]

Microsoft MCIWNDX.OCX ActiveX Plugin Buffer Overflow
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 11 of 24 in 2003. 51,794 views.

Release Date:
2003-08-14

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9534

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in a Microsoft ActiveX plugin called MCIWNDX.OCX, which possibly allows malicious HTML documents to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. [Read More]

Internet Explorer AutoScan Method Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 12 of 24 in 2003. 18,460 views.

Release Date:
2003-07-16

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9268

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Cross Site Scripting
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Internet Explorer (IE), which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct Cross-Site Scripting attacks or execute script code on a user's system. [Read More]

Internet Explorer XML File Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 13 of 24 in 2003. 21,545 views.

Release Date:
2003-06-17

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9055

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Cross Site Scripting

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Internet Explorer (IE), which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct Cross-Site Scripting attacks against a user. [Read More]

Internet Explorer Custom HTTP Error Script Injection Vulnerability
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 14 of 24 in 2003. 25,048 views.

Release Date:
2003-06-17

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9056

Solution Status:
Partial Fix

Criticality:

Impact:
Cross Site Scripting
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Internet Explorer (IE), which can be exploited by malicious people to execute arbitrary script code on a user's system. [Read More]

Internet Explorer Exposes Sensitive Information
Partial Fix. Secunia Advisory 15 of 24 in 2003. 41,939 views.

Release Date:
2003-06-06

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8955

Solution Status:
Partial Fix

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Internet Explorer, which exposes sensitive information to "msn.com" and "alexa.com". [Read More]

Internet Explorer Classic Folder View Cross-Site Scripting Weakness
Unpatched. Secunia Advisory 16 of 24 in 2003. 22,780 views.

Release Date:
2003-06-05

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8949

Solution Status:
Unpatched

Criticality:

Impact:
Cross Site Scripting

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A weakness has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks. [Read More]

Internet Explorer Object Tag Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 17 of 24 in 2003. 22,118 views.

Release Date:
2003-06-04

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8943

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Microsoft has reported a vulnerability in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]

Internet Explorer Automatic File Download and Execution Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 18 of 24 in 2003. 33,965 views.

Release Date:
2003-05-20

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8807

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Security Bypass
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by a malicious person to bypass certain security restrictions in a user's browser making it possible to compromise the system. [Read More]

Internet Explorer Four Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 19 of 24 in 2003. 18,417 views.

Release Date:
2003-04-23

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8649

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Microsoft has issued a cumulative patch for Internet Explorer, which fixes the following four vulnerabilities: [Read More]

Microsoft Shell Light-Weight Utility Library Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 20 of 24 in 2003. 42,951 views.

Release Date:
2003-04-23

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8642

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability identified in a library included in Windows XP and Internet Explorer version 4.0 and newer can be exploited to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on certain applications. [Read More]

Internet Explorer .MHT Denial of Service
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 21 of 24 in 2003. 20,478 views.

Release Date:
2003-03-13

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8283

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
DoS

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Internet Explorer's 'web archive' format (files with the extension ".mht"). [Read More]

Macromedia Flash Player Potential Vulnerabilities
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 22 of 24 in 2003. 29,212 views.

Release Date:
2003-03-04

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8208

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Macromedia has reported that they recently became aware of some potential vulnerabilities in Flash Player. [Read More]

Microsoft Internet Explorer execution of arbitrary code
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 23 of 24 in 2003. 19,626 views.

Release Date:
2003-02-05

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8004

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
System access

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
Microsoft has issued patches, in another attempt to fix the well known cross domain vulnerabilities, allowing malicious web sites to access contents in other domains including local zone. [Read More]

Internet Explorer Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 24 of 24 in 2003. 15,496 views.

Release Date:
2003-02-04

Secunia Advisory ID:
SA7992

Solution Status:
Vendor Patch

Criticality:

Impact:
Cross Site Scripting
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information

Where:
From remote

Short Description:
A vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) caused by inadequate restrictions can be exploited by a malicious person to gain knowledgde of sensitive information on a user's system. [Read More]

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24 Secunia Advisories in 2003

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24 Secunia Advisories in 2003

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