10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2006-1189
Microsoft Internet Explorer Double Byte Character Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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."

INFO

Published Date :

April 11, 2006, 11:02 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:08 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-1189 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft internet_explorer
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-1189.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18957 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318 Vendor Advisory
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 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318 Vendor Advisory
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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-1189 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18957
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25551
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1020
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1484
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A792
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-013.mspx [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1020 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1484 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:792 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A792 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1484 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1020 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/25551 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25551 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

85.29 }} -1.53%

score

0.98758

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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