PT-2006-3037 · Microsoft · Outlook+2

Published 2006-04-26 · Updated 2024-02-13 · CVE-2006-2056

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to modify command line arguments to an invoked mail client via " (double quote) characters in a mailto: scheme handler. This can be demonstrated by launching Microsoft Outlook with an arbitrary filename as an attachment. It is unclear whether this issue is specific to the implementation or a problem in the Microsoft API.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2, consider disabling the handling of mailto: scheme handlers as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to invoking mail clients with modified command line arguments to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the mailto: scheme handler with untrusted input until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Argument Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-88

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-2056

Affected Products

Internet Explorer 6

Outlook

Windows Xp

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2056 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/432009/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2006/04/office-2003-file-attachment-exploit.html · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1538 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26118 · Note