CVE-2006-3438

Published Aug 9, 2006

Last updated 6 years ago

Overview

Description: Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library (hlink.dll), possibly a buffer overflow, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted hyperlinks that are not properly handled when hlink.dll "uses a file containing a malformed function," aka "Hyperlink Object Function Vulnerability."
Source: secure@microsoft.com
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 9.3
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:hyperlink_object_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "BC8470B2-118A-4A5E-94CA-636BFA8A75F6"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References