CVE-2006-1189 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 61.4% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 61.39% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-04-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Internet Explorer - HTML Tag Memory Corruption (MS06-013) | 2006-05-27 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18957
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25551
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1020
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1484
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A792
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18957
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013
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