Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-2766
Buffer overflow in INETCOMM.DLL, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 6.0 SP2, Windows Explorer, Outlook Express 6, and possibly other programs, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long mhtml URI in the URL value in a URL file.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2766
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 96.23%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-2766
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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2.6
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LOW | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
4.9
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2.9
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NIST |
References for CVE-2006-2766
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1016654
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A441
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26810
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-043
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
US Government Resource
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435492/100/0/threaded
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435609/100/0/threaded
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18198
Exploit
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891204
US Government Resource
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2088
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435616/100/0/threaded
Products affected by CVE-2006-2766
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*