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CVE-2006-1189

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 2006-04-11 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in URLMON.DLL in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 through 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL with an International Domain Name (IDN) using double-byte character sets (DBCS), aka the "Double Byte Character Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References