CVE-2006-3873
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 20060912, 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 29.4%, higher than 98% 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 20060912, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long URL in a GZIP-encoded website that was the target of an HTTP redirect, due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3869.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 29.44% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/ie · microsoft/windows 2000 · microsoft/windows 2003 server · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20060912.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1555
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016839
- http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/007870.htmlPatch, URL Repurposed
- http://www.osvdb.org/30834
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445835/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19987
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893
- http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20060912.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1555
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016839
- http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/007870.htmlPatch, URL Repurposed
- http://www.osvdb.org/30834
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445835/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19987
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.