CVE-2006-5544
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
26/10/2006
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
Visual truncation vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks via a malicious URL containing non-breaking spaces (%A0), which causes the address bar to omit some characters from the URL.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.40
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:7.0:*:vista:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/10/26/ie-address-bar-issue.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22542
- http://secunia.com/internet_explorer_7_popup_address_bar_spoofing_test/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017122=
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/347188
- http://www.osvdb.org/30022
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449917/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20728
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29827
- http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2006/10/26/ie-address-bar-issue.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22542
- http://secunia.com/internet_explorer_7_popup_address_bar_spoofing_test/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017122=
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/347188
- http://www.osvdb.org/30022
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449917/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20728
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29827