CVE-2006-3281 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in Internet Explorer by tricking users into dragging and dropping a maliciously crafted file from an SMB share.
- 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-2006-3281?
CVE-2006-3281 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published on 28 Jun 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
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not properly handle Drag and Drop events, which allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link to an SMB file share with a filename that contains encoded ..\ (%2e%2e%5c) sequences and whose extension contains the CLSID Key identifier for HTML Applications (HTA), aka "Folder GUID Code Execution Vulnerability." NOTE: directory traversal sequences were used in the original exploit, although their role is not clear.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3281?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Explorer.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3281?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2006-3281 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-3281 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- CVE-2017-0210 Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2017-0149 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6hxc-5477-3vmj.