CVE-2006-1189

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-1189
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-04-11 23:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.540230000 probability, percentile 0.980180000 (date 2026-04-19)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 All All All
Application Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#341028 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Microsoft Internet Explorer Double Byte Character Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-013 - Critical | Microsoft Docs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.microsoft.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-101A -- Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Internet Explorer Parsing and State Errors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
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