VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-3351
Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .url file with an InternetShortcut tag containing a long URL…
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 6.93%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.93%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .url file with an InternetShortcut tag containing a long URL and a large number of "file:" specifiers.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 6.93% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1186
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439153/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439660/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18838Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27567
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1186
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439153/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439660/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18838Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27567
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.