Hyperlink Object Buffer Overflow Vulnerability| ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:999 | Date: (C)2006-08-11 (M)2022-09-09 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
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.
| Platform: |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
