CVE-2006-2766
Buffer overflow in INETCOMM.DLL, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 6.0 SP2,...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2006-2766- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 Low
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-2766- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2763 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-2763- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rvw9-67wj-9wpj No score
Buffer overflow in INETCOMM.DLL, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 6.0 SP2,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rvw9-67wj-9wpj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Windows XP/2000/2003 - MHTML URI Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2006-05-31 |
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-2006-2766 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 2, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 47.9%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/435492/100/0/threaded
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891204
secunia.com/advisories/20384
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2088
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26810
osvdb.org/25949
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oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A441
securitytracker.com/id?1016654
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-043
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2766
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rvw9-67wj-9wpj