CVE-2006-1189

N/A Unknown
Published: April 11, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/18957
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html
Source: secure@microsoft.com
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25551
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1020
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1484
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A792
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18957
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25551
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1020
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1484
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A792
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
54.0%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

microsoft

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