CVE-2006-1189

Microsoft Internet Explorer <6 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-1189.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2006-1189, which targets a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The exploit uses malformed HTML tags to trigger a crash in the browser.

Description

Buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL with an International Domain Name (IDN) using double-byte character sets (DBCS), aka the "Double Byte Character Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1838

This is a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2006-1189, which targets a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The exploit uses malformed HTML tags to trigger a crash in the browser.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer (versions prior to the patch)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious HTML file in a vulnerable version of Internet Explorer
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25551
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A792
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18957
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1020
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1484
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318

Scores

EPSS 0.5402
EPSS Percentile 98.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (4)
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.01
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.1
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.5
microsoft/internet_explorer 6.0
Published Apr 11, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026