Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-3873 (CCN-28893)

Assigned:2006-09-12
Published:2006-09-12
Updated:2018-10-17
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
5.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.6 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-3873

Source: CCN
Type: EEYEB-AD20060912
Internet Explorer Compressed Content URL Heap Overflow Vulnerability #2

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20060912.html

Source: SREASON
Type: UNKNOWN
1555

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1016839
Microsoft Internet Explorer URLMON.DLL Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1016839

Source: MISC
Type: Patch
http://weblog.infoworld.com/techwatch/archives/007870.html

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Advisory (923762)
Long URLs to sites using HTTP 1.1 and compression Could Cause Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 to Unexpectedly Exit

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-042
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (918899)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-067
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (922760)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-072
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (925454)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-016
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (928090)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-027
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (931768)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-033
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (933566)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-045
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (937143)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-057
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (939653)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-069
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (942615)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-010
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (944533)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-024
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (947864)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-031
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (950759)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-045
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (953838)

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-058
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (956390)

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
30834

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 30834
Microsoft IE URLMON.DLL Long URL HTTP Redirect Overflow

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20060912 [EEYEB-20080824] Internet Explorer Compressed Content URL Heap Overflow Vulnerability #2

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
19987

Source: CCN
Type: BID-19987
Microsoft Internet Explorer HTTP 1.1 and Compression Long URI Buffer Overflow Variant Vulnerability

Source: MS
Type: UNKNOWN
MS06-042

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-url-compression-bo(28893)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-url-compression-bo(28893)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:*:sp4:*:fr:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:itanium:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:sp1:*:itanium:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:*:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp1:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft ie 6.0 sp1
    microsoft windows 2000 * sp4
    microsoft windows 2003 server 64-bit
    microsoft windows 2003 server itanium
    microsoft windows 2003 server r2
    microsoft windows 2003 server sp1
    microsoft windows 2003 server sp1
    microsoft windows xp *
    microsoft windows xp * sp1
    microsoft windows xp * sp2
    microsoft ie 6.0 sp1
    microsoft ie 5.01 sp4
    microsoft windows xp - sp1
    microsoft windows 2000 - sp4