5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-2058
Avant Browser Argument Injection Vulnerability
Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Avant Browser 10.1 Build 17 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.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-2058 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 Avantbrowser avant_browser
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2006-2058.

URL Resource
http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2006/04/office-2003-file-attachment-exploit.html Broken Link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/785 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://securityreason.com/securityalert/785 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-2006-2058 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-2058 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 [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://securityreason.com/securityalert/785 No Types Assigned http://securityreason.com/securityalert/785 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:avant_force:avant_browser:10.1_build_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:avantbrowser:avant_browser:10.1:build_17:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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-2006-2058 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-2058 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.82 }} 0.66%

score

0.87790

percentile

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