CVE-2006-2111 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A component in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 allows remote attackers to bypass domain restrictions and obtain sensitive information via redirections with the mhtml: URI handler, as originally reported for Internet Explorer 6 and 7, aka "URL Redirect Cross Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.36163.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Outlook Express

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_Arbitrary_Content_Disclosure_Vulnerability_Test/
http://secunia.com/advisories/19738
http://secunia.com/advisories/22477
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016005
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/783761
http://www.osvdb.org/25073
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449883/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449917/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471947/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17717
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-163A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1558
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2154
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-034
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26281
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1605

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.39202}`	epss `{'score': 0.37654}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-05-01T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:35:31.517Z

Reserved: 2006-05-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2006-2111

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-05-01T19:06:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2006-2111

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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