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
Published Jun 2, 2006
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 47.92%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
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:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 3, 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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 47.92% (0.47919) | 98.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 47.92% (0.47919) | 98.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 70.21% (0.70208) | 98.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 67.50% (0.67496) | 98.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 62.93% (0.62935) | 98.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 52.64% (0.52637) | 97.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 62.93% (0.62935) | 98.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 68.22% (0.68215) | 98.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 91.86% (0.91863) | 99.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 21, 2024 | 89.81% (0.89810) | 98.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 95.72% (0.95721) | 99.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 96.23% (0.96228) | 99.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 96.50% (0.96495) | 99.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 96.68% (0.96681) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 96.51% (0.96513) | 99.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.45% (0.96445) | 99.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 44.55% (0.44552) | 98.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 44.55% (0.44552) | 97.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20384 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016654 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891204 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/25949 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435492/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435609/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435616/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18198 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2088 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-043 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26810 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A441 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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