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CVE-2006-3438

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-08-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library (hlink.dll), possibly a buffer overflow, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted hyperlinks that are not properly handled when hlink.dll "uses a file containing a malformed function," aka "Hyperlink Object Function Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library: all versions

References

• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016659
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/683612
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19405
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-050
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A115
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016659
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/683612
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19405
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-050
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A115

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