CVE-2006-3869

Description

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 20060824, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long URL on a website that uses HTTP 1.1 compression.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 72.36% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19667	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016731	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/28132	vdb entry
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/923762.mspx	patch
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923762/	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/21557	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0608.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444241/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/821156	patch third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3356	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1441	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444319/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444046/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28522	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3869?: CVE-2006-3869 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3869?: To fix CVE-2006-3869, 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-2006-3869 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3869 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~72% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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