CVE-2006-3873 in the critical feed json
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…
published 2006-09-12 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-3867
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 29.4%
- EPSS 29.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
29.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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weblog.infoworld.com
/techwatch/archives/007870.html
patch, url-repurposed
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-042
vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/28893
vdb-entry
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/1555
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/445835/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- research.eeye.com /html/advisories/published/AD20060912.html
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securitytracker.com
/id?1016839
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/19987
vdb-entry
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osvdb.org
/30834
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-3873
- NVD CVE-2006-3873
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