CVE-2006-1189

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 61.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-04-11 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL with an International Domain Name (IDN) using double-byte character sets (DBCS), aka the "Double Byte Character Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 5.01, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18957
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25551
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1020
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1484
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A792

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