CVE-2006-1189

Microsoft Internet Explorer - HTML Tag Memory Corruption (MS06-013)

Severity Score

10.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL with an International Domain Name (IDN) using double-byte character sets (DBCS), aka the "Double Byte Character Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 10.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2006-03-13 CVE Reserved
2006-04-11 CVE Published
2006-05-27 First Exploit
2024-07-31 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (13)

URL	Tag	Source
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html	Mailing List
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900	Vdb Entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454	Vdb Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25551	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1020	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1484	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A792	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1838	2006-05-27

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/18957	2021-07-23
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318	2021-07-23
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013	2021-07-23

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				5.01 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.01"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				5.1 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.1"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				5.5 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "5.5"		-		Affected
Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"		Internet Explorer Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer"				6.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Explorer" and version "6.0"		-		Affected