Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .url file with an InternetShortcut tag containing a long URL and a large number of "file:" specifiers
Published Jul 6, 2006
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.93%
Description
Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .url file with an InternetShortcut tag containing a long URL and a large number of "file:" specifiers.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.1.0.3270
- 64-bit
- datacenter_64-bit
- datacenter_64-bit
- datacenter_edition
- datacenter_edition
- datacenter_edition
- datacenter_edition_64-bit
- datacenter_edition_64-bit
- datacenter_edition_64-bit
- enterprise
- enterprise
- enterprise
- enterprise_64-bit
- enterprise_64-bit
- enterprise_64-bit
- enterprise_edition
- enterprise_edition
- enterprise_edition_64-bit
- enterprise_edition_64-bit
- enterprise_edition_64-bit
- itanium
- r2
- r2
- r2
- r2
- r2
- sp1
- sp1
- sp1
- standard
- standard
- standard
- standard
- standard_64-bit
- web
- web
- web
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- ibm_oem_version
- ibm_oem_version
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: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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 6.93% (0.06933) | 93.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.93% (0.06933) | 93.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 25.50% (0.25495) | 95.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.66% (0.18658) | 92.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 25.50% (0.25495) | 95.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.56% (0.09560) | 94.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2024 | 6.37% (0.06374) | 93.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2024 | 12.54% (0.12538) | 95.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 11.32% (0.11319) | 95.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 8.35% (0.08354) | 93.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 28, 2023 | 8.01% (0.08011) | 93.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 9, 2023 | 9.61% (0.09612) | 94.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 8.09% (0.08085) | 93.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 4.50% (0.04502) | 91.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.88% (0.03883) | 90.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 16.99% (0.16991) | 96.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 16.99% (0.16991) | 95.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 16.99% (0.16991) | 93.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1186 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439153/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439660/100/200/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18838 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27567 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1186 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439153/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439660/100/200/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18838 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27567 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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