CVE-2006-5913 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass security certificate warnings or trigger false error messages in Internet Explorer 7 by crafting specific res:// URLs, 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-2006-5913?
CVE-2006-5913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Ie, published on 15 Nov 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 7 allows remote attackers to (1) cause a security certificate from a secure web site to appear invalid via a link to res://ieframe.dll/sslnavcancel.htm with the target site in the anchor identifier, which displays the site's URL in the address bar but causes Internet Explorer to report that the certificate is invalid, or (2) trigger a "The webpage no longer exists" report via a link to res://ieframe.dll/http_410.htm, a variant of CVE-2006-5805.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5913?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Ie.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5913?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5913 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-5913 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5913 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Ie
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5r9w-7j85-fv72.