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    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.

    Published:Jun 2, 2006
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 2, 2006
    EPSS Score:0.70208
    CVSS Score:2.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Ie
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18198http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18198https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27930

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/20384
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016654
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891204
    http://www.osvdb.org/25949
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435492/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435609/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435616/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18198
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2088
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-043
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26810
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A441
    http://secunia.com/advisories/20384
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1016654
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891204
    http://www.osvdb.org/25949
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435492/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435609/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435616/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18198
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2088
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-043
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26810
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A441

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High