CVE-2006-3438 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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."

Published: 2006-08-09

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 11.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:hyperlink_object_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11825.

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References

Link	Providers
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016659
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/683612
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19405
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-220A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-050
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A115

History

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Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2006-08-09T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:30:33.279Z

Reserved: 2006-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-3438

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-09T00:04:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:27:03.697

Link: CVE-2006-3438

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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