CVE-2006-2766

Public Exploit

Description

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.

2.6

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 63.43% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2766?: CVE-2006-2766 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2766?: To fix CVE-2006-2766, 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-2006-2766 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2766 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~63% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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