PT-2006-4725 · Microsoft · Internet Explorer

Derek Soeder · Published 2006-09-12 · Updated 2024-02-14 · CVE-2006-3873

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 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 versions prior to MS06-042 patch 20060912

Description A remote code execution issue exists in the way Internet Explorer handles long URLs in websites using HTTP 1.1 protocol and compression. This could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted Web page, potentially giving the attacker complete control of an affected system.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 versions prior to MS06-042 patch 20060912, apply the MS06-042 patch released after 20060912 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of long URLs in GZIP-encoded websites to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-3873

Affected Products

Internet Explorer

References · 14

• http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/007870.html · Patch
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-3873 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3873 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/30834 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893 · Note
• http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/28893 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/19987 · Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/MS06-042 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1555 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/445835/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/445835/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20060912.html · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016839 · Note