CVE-2006-2382 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 5.01 SP4 and 6 SP1 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting size discrepancies during UTF-8 to Unicode conversion in crafted HTML. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication or complex attack vectors, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it shows no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:5.01:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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