CVE-2006-2766 EXPLOIT
2.6
LOW · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 47.9% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in INETCOMM.DLL, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 6.0 SP2, Windows Explorer, Outlook Express 6, and possibly other programs, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long mhtml URI in the URL value in a URL file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 2.6 (LOW, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 47.92% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-06-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | ie |
| microsoft | internet explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 - MHTML URI Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2006-05-31 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20384
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016654
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891204
- http://www.osvdb.org/25949
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435492/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435609/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435616/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18198
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2088
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-043
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26810
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A441
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20384
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016654
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891204
- http://www.osvdb.org/25949
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435492/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435609/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435616/100/0/threaded
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