CVE-2006-3869
Heap-based buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 and XP SP1, with versions the MS06-042 patch before 20060824, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 43.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 and XP SP1, with versions the MS06-042 patch before 20060824, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long URL on a website that uses HTTP 1.1 compression.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 43.06% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/ie
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21557Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1441
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016731
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923762/Patch
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/821156Patch, US Government Resource
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/923762.mspxPatch
- http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0608.htm
- http://www.osvdb.org/28132
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444046/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444241/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444319/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19667
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3356
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28522
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21557Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1441
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016731
- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923762/Patch
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/821156Patch, US Government Resource
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/923762.mspxPatch
- http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0608.htm
- http://www.osvdb.org/28132
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444046/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444241/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444319/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19667
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3356
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28522
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.