PT-2006-2205 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Sowhat · Published 2006-04-11 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2006-1189

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6

Description A remote code execution issue exists due to the way Internet Explorer handles double-byte characters in specially crafted URLs. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL with an International Domain Name (IDN) using double-byte character sets (DBCS). An attacker could exploit this by constructing a malicious Web page, potentially allowing remote code execution if a user visits the site. A successful exploitation could give the attacker complete control of the affected system.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 through 6, consider avoiding the use of double-byte characters in URLs until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to potentially malicious websites to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-1189

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 21

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/1838 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1189 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1189 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18957 · Vendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25551 · Note
• http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1020 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A792 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900 · Note
• http://frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/1318 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028 · Note
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/25551 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1484 · Note