CVE-2006-0544

Public Exploit

Description

urlmon.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 beta 2 (aka 7.0.5296.0) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a BGSOUND element with its SRC attribute set to "file://" followed by a large number of "-" (dash of hyphen) characters.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 43.30% Top 5%

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x23-advisory.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16463	vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0544?: CVE-2006-0544 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0544?: To fix CVE-2006-0544, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0544 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0544 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~43% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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