Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 26, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-2058
CVE-2006-2058
Description
Argument injection vulnerability in Avant Browser 10.1 Build 17 allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify command line arguments to an invoked mail client via " (double quote) characters in a mailto: scheme handler, as demonstrated by launching Microsoft Outlook with an arbitrary filename as an attachment. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is implementation-specific or a problem in the Microsoft API.
Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:avantbrowser:avant_browser:10.1:build_17:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:avantbrowser:avant_browser:10.1:build_17:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 10.1 Build 17
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432009/100/0/threadednvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26118nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2006/04/office-2003-file-attachment-exploit.htmlnvdBroken Link
- securityreason.com/securityalert/785nvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1538nvdBroken Link
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