PT-2006-4724 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer 6 Sp1+1

Dejan Kovacevic · Published 2006-08-22 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-3869

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer 6 SP1 versions prior to MS06-042 patch

Description A remote code execution issue exists in the way Internet Explorer handles long URLs on websites that use HTTP 1.1 compression. This could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted Web page. If successfully exploited, an attacker could take complete control of an affected system.

Recommendations For Internet Explorer 6 SP1, apply the MS06-042 patch or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding websites that use HTTP 1.1 compression until the patch is applied.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-3869

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer 6 Sp1

References · 23

• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923762 · Patch
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3869 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3869 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/821156 · Patch
• http://microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/923762.mspx · Patch
• http://secunia.com/advisories/21557 · Vendor Advisory
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/28522 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/444319/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/444046/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/28893 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/444241/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1441 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28522 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/444241/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/19667 · Note