PT-2006-3685 · Microsoft · Windows Explorer+3

Published 2006-06-02 · Updated 2021-07-23 · CVE-2006-2766

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.6

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6.0 through 6.0 SP2 Windows Explorer (affected versions not specified) Outlook Express version 6

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in INETCOMM.DLL and incorrect parsing of the MHTML protocol, which can lead to remote code execution. This can be exploited by an attacker constructing a specially crafted Web page or HTML e-mail. If a user visits a specially crafted Web site or clicks a link in a specially crafted e-mail message, it could potentially lead to remote code execution.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6.0 through 6.0 SP2, consider disabling the handling of MHTML protocol until a patch is available. For Windows Explorer, restrict access to potentially malicious Web sites and e-mail messages to minimize the risk of exploitation. For Outlook Express version 6, avoid clicking on links in suspicious e-mail messages until the issue is resolved. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the use of INETCOMM.DLL in affected programs until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-2766

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Outlook Express

Windows

Windows Explorer

References · 21

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/18198 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/27930 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20384 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2766 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-043 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2766 · Security Note
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/26810 · Note
• http://frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/2088 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891204 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2088 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/MS06-043 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016654 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/435616/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://osvdb.org/25949 · Note