CVE-2006-5544 Other in n/a
Remote attackers can spoof the address bar in Internet Explorer 7 via malicious URLs with non-breaking spaces, facilitating phishing attacks.
- 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-2006-5544?
CVE-2006-5544 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 26 Oct 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
Visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks via a malicious URL containing non-breaking spaces (%A0), which causes the address bar to omit some characters from the URL.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5544?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Ie.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5544?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5544 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-5544 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5544 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mq8x-fq5j-38mq.