PT-2006-4243 · Microsoft · Windows Explorer+2

Nanika · Published 2006-07-06 · Updated 2018-10-18 · CVE-2006-3351

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) versions on Windows XP and 2003

Description The issue allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to repeated crashes, and may also enable the execution of arbitrary code. This is achieved through a .url file containing an InternetShortcut tag with a long URL and a large number of "file:" specifiers.

Recommendations For Windows XP and 2003, avoid using .url files with long URLs and multiple "file:" specifiers in the InternetShortcut tag until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of .url files with InternetShortcut tags to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-3351

Affected Products

Windows 2003

Windows Explorer

Windows Xp

References · 6

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/18838 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3351 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/439660/100/200/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1186 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/439153/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27567 · Note