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CVE-2006-3351

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4 EPSS 6.93%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-07-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4. It affects Windows. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-3351
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.4
EPSS
6.93%
Windows

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) on Windows XP and 2003 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .url file with an InternetShortcut tag containing a long URL and a large number of "file:" specifiers.