CVE-2006-3351

Windows 2003 Server vulnerability

CVSS

5.4

EPSS

6.9%

EPSS pct

93th

Exploited

No known

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.

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Windows 2003 Server

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Published

2006-07-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-3351

Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 2003 Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-3351.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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