CVE-2006-3351 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) affecting Windows XP and 2003. This flaw allows user-assisted attackers to trigger a denial of service (repeated crashes) and potentially execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted .url file containing an excessively long URL with numerous "file:" specifiers. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector and high attack complexity, leading to a complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.1.0.3270CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:3.1.0.3270:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
64-bitCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:64-bit:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
datacenter_64-bitCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:datacenter_64-bit:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
datacenter_64-bitCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:datacenter_64-bit:sp1_beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
datacenter_editionCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:datacenter_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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