Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-3873
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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3873
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 10.97%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 94 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-3873
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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References for CVE-2006-3873
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445835/100/0/threaded
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http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20060912.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19987
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1555
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1016839
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/007870.html
Patch
Products affected by CVE-2006-3873
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:itanium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*