CVE-2006-3869
Heap-based buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 and...
Heap-based buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 and XP SP1, with versions the MS06-042 patch before 20060824, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long URL on a website that uses HTTP 1.1 compression.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Heap-based buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 and XP SP1, with versions the MS06-042 patch before 20060824, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long URL on a website that uses HTTP 1.1 compression.
- Record
CVE-2006-3869- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 and XP SP1, with versions the MS06-042 patch before 20060824, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long URL on a website that uses HTTP 1.1 compression.
- Record
CVE-2006-3869- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3863 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 and XP SP1, with versions the MS06-042 patch before 20060824, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long URL on a website that uses HTTP 1.1 compression.
- Record
EUVD-2006-3863- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wvv3-wwf7-9f6m No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 and...
Heap-based buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 and XP SP1, with versions the MS06-042 patch before 20060824, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long URL on a website that uses HTTP 1.1 compression.
- Record
GHSA-wvv3-wwf7-9f6m- 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-2006-3869 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Ie, published August 23, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 43.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28893
securityfocus.com/bid/19667
securitytracker.com/id?1016731
osvdb.org/28132
microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/923762.mspx
support.microsoft.com/kb/923762
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secunia.com/advisories/21557
nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0608.htm
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/821156
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3356
securityreason.com/securityalert/1441
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3869
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wvv3-wwf7-9f6m