CVE-2006-1189
Buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL with an International Domain Name (IDN) using double-byte character sets (DBCS), aka the "Double Byte…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 61.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL with an International Domain Name (IDN) using double-byte character sets (DBCS), aka the "Double Byte Character Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 61.39% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18957Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25551
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1020
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1484
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A792
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18957Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25551
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1020
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1484
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A792
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.