CVE-2006-3281 (GCVE-0-2006-3281)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-06-28 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 18:23
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/655100 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19389 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016388 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosur… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2553 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Date Public
2006-06-27 00:00
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