CVE - CVE-2006-2056

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-2056	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Argument injection vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify command line arguments to an invoked mail client via " (double quote) characters in a mailto: scheme handler, as demonstrated by launching Microsoft Outlook with an arbitrary filename as an attachment. NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue is implementation-specific or a problem in the Microsoft API.
References
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BUGTRAQ:20060424 Multiple browsers Windows mailto protocol Office 2003 file attachment exploit URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/432009/100/0/threaded MISC:http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2006/04/office-2003-file-attachment-exploit.html VUPEN:ADV-2006-1538 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1538~~ (Obsolete source) XF:office-mailto-obtain-information(26118) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26118
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20060426	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060426)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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