CVE-2006-2056 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands by injecting arguments into mailto handlers in Internet Explorer, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-2056?
CVE-2006-2056 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 26 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Argument injection vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify command line arguments to an invoked mail client via " (double quote) characters in a mailto: scheme handler, as demonstrated by launching Microsoft Outlook with an arbitrary filename as an attachment. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is implementation-specific or a problem in the Microsoft API.
Weakness: CWE-88
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2056?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2056?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2056 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2006-2056 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2056 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-w4w3-5rjf-gvqh.