Stack-based buffer overflow in the HrShellOpenWithMonikerDisplayName function in…
Priority HIGH 73CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.56461 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-3086
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-43vm-vj9c-qch2
References
More Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-03333 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Hyperlink Object Library (hlink.dll), possibly a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2006-3086 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-3086 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-43vm-vj9c-qch2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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