CVE-2006-3873
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CVE-2006-3873 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 28.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Ie | 6.0 | Sp1 |
| Microsoft | Windows 2000 | All versions | Sp4 |
| Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | 64-bit | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | itanium | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | r2 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 2003 Server | sp1 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Xp | All versions | — |
References
- http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/007870.htmlPatch, URL Repurposed
- http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/007870.htmlPatch, URL Repurposed
Timeline
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- Status
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