# CVE-2006-2766: Buffer overflow in INETCOMM.DLL, as used in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through 6.0 SP2, Windows Explorer, Outlook Express 6, and possib

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-06-02 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435492/100/0/threaded
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/891204
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20384
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2088
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26810
- http://www.osvdb.org/25949
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A441
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016654
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435609/100/0/threaded
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-043
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18198
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435616/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27930

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