CVE-2006-3227: Interpretation conflict between Internet Explorer and other web browsers such as Mozilla, Opera, and Firefox might al…
- Is it exploited?
Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .
VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 2 public reports, the first from .
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 13.5%
EPSS score, percentile 96.5 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- Not scored
The CVE record carries no CVSS score.
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Not stated. The CVE record gives vendor and product as “n/a” and the version as “unspecified”.
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
Interpretation conflict between Internet Explorer and other web browsers such as Mozilla, Opera, and Firefox might allow remote attackers to modify the visual presentation of web pages and possibly bypass protection mechanisms such as content filters via ASCII characters with the 8th bit set, which could be stripped by Internet Explorer to render legible text, but not when using other browsers. NOTE: there has been significant discussion about this issue, and as of 20060625, it is not clear where the responsibility for this issue lies, although it might be due to vagueness within the associated standards. NOTE: this might only be exploitable with certain encodings.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
The CVE record does not name affected products or versions: vendor and product are “n/a” and the version is “unspecified”.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Timeline
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References
12
- ie-ascii-encoded-web-filter-bypass(27288)
- 28376
- 20060621 Re: Bypassing of web filters by using ASCII
- 20060623 Re: Bypassing of web filters by using ASCII
- 20060626 Re: Bypassing of web filters by using ASCII
- 20060622 Re: Bypassing of web filters by using ASCII
- 20060621 Bypassing of web filters by using ASCII
- ha.ckers.org
- 20060621 Re: Bypassing of web filters by using ASCII
- ha.ckers.org
- 20060623 RE: Bypassing of web filters by using ASCII
- 20060626 RE: Bypassing of web filters by using ASCII