CVE-2006-3438

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library (hlink.dll), possibly a buffer overflow, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted hyperlinks that are not properly handled when hlink.dll "uses a file containing a malformed function," aka "Hyperlink Object Function Vulnerability."

• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016659
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/683612Patch, US Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19405
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlPatch, US Government Resource
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-050
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A115
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016659
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/683612Patch, US Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19405
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlPatch, US Government Resource
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-050
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A115

Published

Aug 9, 2006

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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