Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library (hlink.dll), possibly a buffer overflow, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted hyperlinks that are not properly handled when hlink.dll "uses a file containing a malformed function," aka "Hyperlink Object Function Vulnerability."
Published Aug 9, 2006
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.82%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library (hlink.dll), possibly a buffer overflow, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted hyperlinks that are not properly handled when hlink.dll "uses a file containing a malformed function," aka "Hyperlink Object Function Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
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:M/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 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 | 11.82% (0.11825) | 95.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.79% (0.11792) | 95.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 7, 2026 | 50.73% (0.50728) | 97.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 53.93% (0.53928) | 97.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 64.79% (0.64793) | 97.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 53.55% (0.53546) | 97.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.57% (0.02570) | 90.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 2.57% (0.02570) | 90.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2024 | 2.74% (0.02739) | 90.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 12, 2023 | 2.57% (0.02570) | 89.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 4, 2023 | 2.38% (0.02380) | 88.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 2.54% (0.02535) | 88.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 2.47% (0.02466) | 88.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 2.89% (0.02890) | 89.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.88% (0.02884) | 89.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 17.66% (0.17655) | 96.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 17.66% (0.17655) | 95.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 17.66% (0.17655) | 93.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016659 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/683612 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19405 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-050 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A115 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016659 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/683612 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19405 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-050 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A115 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
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