Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2006-5162 (CCN-27900)

Assigned:2006-07-20
Published:2006-07-20
Updated:2021-12-13
Summary:wininet.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unhandled exception and crash) via a long Content-Type header, which triggers a stack overflow.
CVSS v3 Severity:3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
4.2 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
2.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Broken Link
20060722 Microsoft Internet Explorer DOS Vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2006-5162

Source: SREASON
Type: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
1683

Source: OSVDB
Type: Broken Link
29129

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 29129
Microsoft IE wininet.dll Content-Type DoS

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
19092

Source: CCN
Type: BID-19092
Microsoft Internet Explorer Content-Type Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Source: VUPEN
Type: Not Applicable
ADV-2006-2917

Source: XF
Type: Broken Link
ie-wininet-dos(27900)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ie-wininet-dos(27900)

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
2039

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.0.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:ie:6.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft internet explorer 5.0
    microsoft internet explorer 5.0.1
    microsoft internet explorer 5.0.1 sp1
    microsoft internet explorer 5.0.1 sp2
    microsoft internet explorer 5.0.1 sp3
    microsoft internet explorer 5.0.1 sp4
    microsoft internet explorer 5.5
    microsoft internet explorer 5.5 sp1
    microsoft internet explorer 5.5 sp2
    microsoft internet explorer 6.0
    microsoft internet explorer 6.0 sp1
    microsoft internet explorer 6.0 sp2
    microsoft ie 6.0
    microsoft ie 6.0 sp1
    microsoft ie 5.01 sp4
    microsoft ie 6.0 sp2