Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer
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 Character Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.617 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.614 · newest: 0.617 · change: +0.003
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 5.01, 5.1, 5.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:792 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/18957 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1020 (signature, vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25551 (vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013 (vendor-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)