Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 2, 2006· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2006-2766
CVE-2006-2766
Description
Buffer overflow in INETCOMM.DLL, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 6.0 SP2, Windows Explorer, Outlook Express 6, and possibly other programs, allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long mhtml URI in the URL value in a URL file.
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
13- www.securityfocus.com/bid/18198nvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/20384nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891204nvdUS Government Resource
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.osvdb.org/25949nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435492/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435609/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435616/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2088nvd
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-043nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26810nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A441nvd
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