Unscored severity · published Jun 2, 2006
CVE-2006-2766
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…
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CVSS
47.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)47.9% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IE
IE · Microsoft
6.0; 6.0 · source: NVD
IE
Internet Explorer · Microsoft
6.0; 7.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2766
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2766
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20384
securitytracker.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016654
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891204
www.osvdb.org
http://www.osvdb.org/25949
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435492/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435609/100/0/threaded
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