Heap-based buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 and XP SP1, with versions the MS06-042 patch before 20060912, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long URL in a GZIP-encoded website that was the target of an HTTP redirect, due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3869
Published Sep 12, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 29.44%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 and XP SP1, with versions the MS06-042 patch before 20060912, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long URL in a GZIP-encoded website that was the target of an HTTP redirect, due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3869.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- n/a
- 64-bit
- itanium
- r2
- sp1
- sp1
- n/a
- n/a
- 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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 29.44% (0.29444) | 98.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 28.57% (0.28570) | 97.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 46.23% (0.46230) | 97.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 49.50% (0.49502) | 97.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 46.23% (0.46230) | 97.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 49.50% (0.49502) | 97.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 46.23% (0.46230) | 97.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 52.48% (0.52484) | 97.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 49.11% (0.49109) | 97.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2025 | 7.56% (0.07562) | 94.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 15.20% (0.15197) | 95.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 16.52% (0.16515) | 96.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 14.99% (0.14989) | 95.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 14.42% (0.14424) | 95.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 16.39% (0.16395) | 95.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | 10.97% (0.10974) | 94.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2023 | 11.07% (0.11073) | 94.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.66% (0.09658) | 93.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 29.37% (0.29369) | 97.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 29.37% (0.29369) | 96.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20060912.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1555 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016839 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/007870.html x_refsource_MISCPatchURL Repurposed
- http://www.osvdb.org/30834 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445835/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19987 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20060912.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1555 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016839 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/007870.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchURL Repurposed | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/30834 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445835/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19987 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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