CVE-2006-3873

Published: Sep 12, 2006Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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 20060912, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long URL in a GZIP-encoded website that was the target of an HTTP redirect, due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3869.

Affected (10)

Products: Microsoft: Ie, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Xp

4 products

Windows 2003 Server

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Ie	Version 6.0 sp1

Configuration B

9 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows 2000	All versions
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server	Version 64-bit
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server	Version itanium
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server	Version r2
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server	Version sp1
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server	Version sp1
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions
Microsoft Windows Xp	All versions

References (18)

http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20060912.html

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1555

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016839

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/007870.html

Source: secure@microsoft.com

PatchURL Repurposed

http://www.osvdb.org/30834

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445835/100/0/threaded

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19987

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042

Source: secure@microsoft.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893

Source: secure@microsoft.com

http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20060912.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1555

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016839

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/007870.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchURL Repurposed

http://www.osvdb.org/30834

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445835/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19987

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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