CVE-2006-2766
Buffer overflow in INETCOMM.DLL, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 6.0 SP2, Windows Explorer, Outlook Express 6, and possibly other programs, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 47.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Buffer overflow in INETCOMM.DLL, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 6.0 SP2, Windows Explorer, Outlook Express 6, and possibly other programs, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long mhtml URI in the URL value in a URL file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 47.92% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/ie · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20384Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016654
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891204US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/25949
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435492/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435609/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435616/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18198Exploit
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2088
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-043
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26810
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A441
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20384Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016654
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891204US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/25949
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435492/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435609/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435616/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18198Exploit
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2088
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-043
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26810
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A441
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.