CVE-2006-2111 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 40.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
A component in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 allows remote attackers to bypass domain restrictions and obtain sensitive information via redirections with the mhtml: URI handler, as originally reported for Internet Explorer 6 and 7, aka "URL Redirect Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 40.31% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-05-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | outlook express |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Outlook Express 5.5/6.0 / Windows Mail - MHTML URI Handler Information Disclosure | 2006-04-27 |
References
- http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_Arbitrary_Content_Disclosure_Vulnerability_Test/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19738
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22477
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016005
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/783761
- http://www.osvdb.org/25073
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449883/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449917/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471947/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17717
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-163A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1558
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2154
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-034
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26281
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1605
- http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_Arbitrary_Content_Disclosure_Vulnerability_Test/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19738
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22477
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016005
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