CVE-2006-5544

Public Exploit

Description

Visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks via a malicious URL containing non-breaking spaces (%A0), which causes the address bar to omit some characters from the URL.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 51.98% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20728	vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449917/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/347188	third party advisory us government resource
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/10/26/ie-address-bar-issue.aspx
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017122	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22542	third party advisory exploit
http://secunia.com/internet_explorer_7_popup_address_bar_spoofing_test/	exploit vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/30022	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29827	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5544?: CVE-2006-5544 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5544?: To fix CVE-2006-5544, 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-2006-5544 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5544 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~52% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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