CVE-2006-3351
Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted...
Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .url file with an InternetShortcut tag containing a long URL and a large number of "file:" specifiers.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .url file with an InternetShortcut tag containing a long URL and a large number of "file:" specifiers.
- Record
CVE-2006-3351- CVSS 2.0
- 5.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .url file with an InternetShortcut tag containing a long URL and a large number of "file:" specifiers.
- Record
CVE-2006-3351- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3348 No score
Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .url file with an InternetShortcut tag containing a long URL and a large number of "file:" specifiers.
- Record
EUVD-2006-3348- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5jgr-h98g-jpj4 No score
Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted...
Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .url file with an InternetShortcut tag containing a long URL and a large number of "file:" specifiers.
- Record
GHSA-5jgr-h98g-jpj4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-3351 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Microsoft Windows Xp, published July 6, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.93%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.