5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-2056
Internet Explorer Argument Injection Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook
Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify command line arguments to an invoked mail client via " (double quote) characters in a mailto: scheme handler, as demonstrated by launching Microsoft Outlook with an arbitrary filename as an attachment. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is implementation-specific or a problem in the Microsoft API.

INFO

Published Date :

April 26, 2006, 8:06 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:10 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-2056 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
2 Microsoft windows_xp
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-2006-2056.

URL Resource
http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2006/04/office-2003-file-attachment-exploit.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432009/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1538 Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26118 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2006/04/office-2003-file-attachment-exploit.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432009/100/0/threaded Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1538 Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26118 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-2056 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-2056 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://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2006/04/office-2003-file-attachment-exploit.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432009/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1538
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26118
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2006/04/office-2003-file-attachment-exploit.html No Types Assigned http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2006/04/office-2003-file-attachment-exploit.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432009/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432009/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1538 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1538 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26118 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26118 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CWE NIST CWE-88
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:6:windows_xp_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/432009/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432009/100/0/threaded [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/26118 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26118 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-2056 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

9.25 }} 3.72%

score

0.94676

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability