VDB-33276 · CVE-2006-5913 · GCVE-0-2006-5913

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Address Bar sslnavcancel.htm

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library res://ieframe.dll/sslnavcancel.htm of the component Address Bar. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-5913. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (Web Browser). Affected is an unknown code block in the library res://ieframe.dll/sslnavcancel.htm of the component Address Bar. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to (1) cause a security certificate from a secure web site to appear invalid via a link to res://ieframe.dll/sslnavcancel.htm with the target site in the anchor identifier, which displays the site's URL in the address bar but causes Internet Explorer to report that the certificate is invalid, or (2) trigger a "The webpage no longer exists" report via a link to res://ieframe.dll/http_410.htm, a variant of CVE-2006-5805.

The issue has been introduced in 07/27/2005. The weakness was released 11/15/2006 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5913. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 476 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. By approaching the search of inurl:res://ieframe.dll/sslnavcancel.htm it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Internet Explorer

Version

License

commercial

Support

end of life

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unknown
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/27/2005 🔍
11/15/2006 +476 days 🔍
11/15/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3039 days 🔍
04/27/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5913 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5913
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33276

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/27/2026 13:06
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (42), 05/07/2019 12:41 (3), 04/27/2026 13:06 (25)
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