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."
Published Apr 11, 2006
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 61.70%
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."
Affected products
No data.
- 5.01
- 5.1
- 5.5
- 6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 61.70% (0.61701) | 99.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 61.39% (0.61386) | 99.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 54.02% (0.54023) | 97.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 60.31% (0.60310) | 97.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 53.12% (0.53123) | 97.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 85.29% (0.85292) | 98.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 86.82% (0.86822) | 98.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 92.39% (0.92391) | 98.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2023 | 93.03% (0.93026) | 98.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 22, 2023 | 91.95% (0.91955) | 98.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 4, 2023 | 92.31% (0.92307) | 98.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2023 | 92.47% (0.92468) | 98.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2023 | 93.27% (0.93272) | 98.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 93.89% (0.93889) | 98.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.72% (0.46718) | 98.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18957 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25551 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1020 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1484 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A792 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
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