CVE-2006-3351

N/A Unknown
Published: July 06, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .url file with an InternetShortcut tag containing a long URL and a large number of "file:" specifiers.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1186
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439153/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439660/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18838
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27567
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1186
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439153/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/439660/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18838
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27567
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
25.5%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft