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."
Published:Aug 9, 2006
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Aug 9, 2006
EPSS Score:0.53928
CVSS Score:9.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Hyperlink Object Library
Microsoft
Hyperlink Object Library
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
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
