CVE-2006-3086

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
59.6%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: June 19, 2006 (7268 days ago)
Last Modified: April 16, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the HrShellOpenWithMonikerDisplayName function in Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library (hlink.dll) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long hyperlink, as demonstrated using an Excel worksheet with a long link in Unicode, aka "Hyperlink COM Object Buffer Overflow Vulnerability." NOTE: this is a different issue than CVE-2006-3059.

CWE

CWE-119

Affected Products

microsoft hyperlink object library

References

🔗 blogs.technet.com 🔗 marc.info 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 securitytracker.com 🔗 www.kb.cert.org