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CVE-2006-1189

CRITICAL

10.0

CVSS Severity Score

EPSS Score0.1190%

EPSS Percentile3.80th

PublishedApr 11, 2006

Last ModifiedApr 16, 2026

Vulnerability Description

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."

Affected Platforms (CPE)

📦

Microsoft

Internet Explorer

= 5.01

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Microsoft

Internet Explorer

= 5.1

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Microsoft

Internet Explorer

= 5.5

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Microsoft

Internet Explorer

= 6.0

References & Advisories

🔗 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-04/0227.html

🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/18957

🔗 http://securitytracker.com/id?1015900

🔗 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/341028

🔗 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17454

🔗 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-101A.html

🔗 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1318

🔗 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-013

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