CVE-2006-3086

Summary

CVECVE-2006-3086
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-06-19 19:02:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-18 16:45:00 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the HrShellOpenWithMonikerDisplayName function in Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library (hlink.dll) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long hyperlink, as demonstrated using an Excel worksheet with a long link in Unicode, aka "Hyperlink COM Object Buffer Overflow Vulnerability." NOTE: this is a different issue than CVE-2006-3059.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library All All All All
Application Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Windows 'hlink.dll' Buffer Overflow in Processing Hyperlinks Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code SECTRACK securitytracker.com Patch
Microsoft HLINK.DLL Link Memory Corruption Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#394444 CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Windows Hyperlink Object Library Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
'[Full-disclosure] ***ULTRALAME*** Microsoft Excel Unicode Overflow' - MARC FULLDISC marc.info
Welcome to the Microsoft Security Response Center Blog! : Information on Proof of Concept posting about hlink.dll MISC blogs.technet.com
26666 OSVDB www.osvdb.org
Intrusion Prevention IPS | TippingPoint, a division of 3Com | Published Advisories MISC www.tippingpoint.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Webmail - OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-050 - Important | Microsoft Docs MS docs.microsoft.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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