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 20060912, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long URL in a GZIP-encoded website that was the target of an HTTP redirect, due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3869.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1555
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445835/100/0/threaded
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20060912.html
Patch, URL Repurposed x_refsource_misc
http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/007870.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016839
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19987
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/30834
Scores
EPSS
0.2857
EPSS Percentile
97.9%
Details
Status
published
Products (7)
microsoft/ie
6.0 sp1
microsoft/windows_2000
microsoft/windows_2003_server
64-bit
microsoft/windows_2003_server
itanium
microsoft/windows_2003_server
r2
microsoft/windows_2003_server
sp1 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_xp
(3 CPE variants)
Published
Sep 12, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026