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CVE-2006-3351
Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service…
Medium5.4EPSS 6.9%
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- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .url file with an InternetShortcut tag containing a long URL and a large number of "file:" specifiers.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.4 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.9% · top 5.9% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 1186 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20060706 Re: Windows Explorer URL File format overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- win-explorer-url-dos(27567) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20060705 Windows Explorer URL File format overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 18838 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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