7.5
HIGH
CVE-2006-3869
"Internet Explorer URLMON.DLL Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability"
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 and XP SP1, with versions the MS06-042 patch before 20060824, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long URL on a website that uses HTTP 1.1 compression.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 23, 2006, 1:04 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:14 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-3869 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 ie
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-2006-3869.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/21557 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1441
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016731
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923762/ Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/821156 Patch US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/923762.mspx Patch
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0608.htm
http://www.osvdb.org/28132
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444046/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444241/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444319/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19667
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3356
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28522
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893
http://secunia.com/advisories/21557 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1441
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016731
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923762/ Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/821156 Patch US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/923762.mspx Patch
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0608.htm
http://www.osvdb.org/28132
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444046/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444241/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444319/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19667
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3356
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28522
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-3869 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-3869 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/444046/100/0/threaded [Exploit]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/444241/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/444319/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444319/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444241/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444046/100/0/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/28893 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/28522 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28522 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 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-2006-3869 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-2006-3869 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

95.27 }} -0.14%

score

0.99371

percentile

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