Buffer overflow in Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library
CVE-2006-3086
Stack-based buffer overflow in the HrShellOpenWithMonikerDisplayName function in Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library (hlink.dll) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long hyperlink, as demonstrated using an Excel worksheet with a long link in Unicode, aka "Hyperlink COM Object Buffer Overflow Vulnerability." NOTE: this is a different issue than CVE-2006-3059.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.565 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.565 · newest: 0.565 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438057/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438093/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438373/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/394444 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438156/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442724/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2431 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:999 (signature, vdb-entry)
- blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/06/20/437826.aspx
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438096/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)