CVE-2006-2766

N/A Unknown
Published: June 02, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20384
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016654
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891204
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/25949
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435492/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435609/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435616/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18198
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2088
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-043
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26810
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A441
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20384
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016654
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891204
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/25949
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435492/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435609/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435616/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18198
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2088
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-043
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26810
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A441
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
70.2%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft