CVE-2006-1189
Buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote...
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."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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."
- Record
CVE-2006-1189- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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."
- Record
CVE-2006-1189- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-1193 No score
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."
- Record
EUVD-2006-1193- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hrcv-wxw8-4pf7 No score
Buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote...
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."
- Record
GHSA-hrcv-wxw8-4pf7- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer - HTML Tag Memory Corruption (MS06-013) | 2006-05-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-1189 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published April 11, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 61.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A792
secunia.com/advisories/18957
securitytracker.com/id?1015900
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25551
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us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html
securityfocus.com/bid/17454
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1189
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hrcv-wxw8-4pf7