MEDIUM
A component in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 allows remote attackers to bypass domain restrictions and obtain sensitive information via redirections with the mhtml: URI handler, as originally reported for Internet Explorer 6 and 7, aka "URL Redirect Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Published May 1, 2006
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 40.31%
Description
A component in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 allows remote attackers to bypass domain restrictions and obtain sensitive information via redirections with the mhtml: URI handler, as originally reported for Internet Explorer 6 and 7, aka "URL Redirect Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- 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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
40.31% 0.40310
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.40310
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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 40.31% (0.40310) | 98.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 40.31% (0.40310) | 98.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 30, 2026 | 33.40% (0.33395) | 97.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 39.75% (0.39747) | 97.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2025 | 37.84% (0.37835) | 97.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 11, 2025 | 36.16% (0.36163) | 96.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 38.62% (0.38620) | 96.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 56.12% (0.56119) | 97.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 38.62% (0.38620) | 96.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 8.15% (0.08146) | 94.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 20, 2024 | 9.57% (0.09569) | 94.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2024 | 7.87% (0.07874) | 94.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 3.52% (0.03525) | 90.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 11, 2023 | 2.76% (0.02759) | 89.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 2.50% (0.02501) | 88.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2023 | 2.77% (0.02772) | 89.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2023 | 2.48% (0.02483) | 88.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01960) | 86.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.48% (0.02483) | 88.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 46.11% (0.46113) | 98.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 46.11% (0.46113) | 97.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (16)
- http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_Arbitrary_Content_Disclosure_Vulnerability_Test/ x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19738 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22477 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016005 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/783761 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/25073 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449883/100/200/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449917/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471947/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17717 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-163A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1558 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2154 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-034 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26281 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1605 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 1, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 1, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2111
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a