CVE-2006-3873 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause a crash in Internet Explorer via a malicious GZIP-encoded URL redirect.
- 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-2006-3873?
CVE-2006-3873 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 12 Sep 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
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 20060912, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long URL in a GZIP-encoded website that was the target of an HTTP redirect, due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-3869.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3873?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Ie, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3873?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3873 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-3873 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3873 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p2jw-xr8p-fh9v.