CVE-2006-1189

Microsoft Internet Explorer <6 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

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

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References (12)

[Third Party Advisory] http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/18957

[US Government Resource] http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028

[US Government Resource] http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318

[Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25551

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1020

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1484

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A792

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900

Scores

EPSS 0.5402

EPSS Percentile 98.0%

Classification

CWE

CWE-119

Status draft

Affected Products (4)

microsoft/internet_explorer

microsoft/internet_explorer

microsoft/internet_explorer

microsoft/internet_explorer

Timeline

Published Apr 11, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026