CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-2382

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow exists in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier. Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted UTF-8 encoded HTML that causes size discrepancies during Unicode conversion.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of remote system compromise, potentially leading to data theft, malware installation, or further privilege escalation within the network.

Recommendation

Immediately update Internet Explorer to the latest available version or apply the security patch provided by Microsoft. Consider migrating to a modern, supported browser.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted UTF-8 encoded HTML that results in size discrepancies during conversion to Unicode, aka "HTML Decoding Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS