CVE-2006-3869

N/A Unknown
Published: August 23, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 and XP SP1, with versions the MS06-042 patch before 20060824, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long URL on a website that uses HTTP 1.1 compression.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21557
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1441
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016731
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923762/
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/821156
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/923762.mspx
Source: secure@microsoft.com
Patch
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0608.htm
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.osvdb.org/28132
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444046/100/0/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444241/100/0/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444319/100/0/threaded
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19667
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3356
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28522
Source: secure@microsoft.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893
Source: secure@microsoft.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/21557
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1441
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016731
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923762/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/821156
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch US Government Resource
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/923762.mspx
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0608.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/28132
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444046/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444241/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444319/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19667
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3356
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28522
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
72.4%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft