CVE-2006-3351

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

6.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2006-07-06 01:05 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 22:26 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 6.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.4 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2006-07-06 01:05 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 22:26 UTC

Exploit probability

6.9% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server 3.1.0.3270
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server datacenter_64-bit
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server datacenter_edition
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server datacenter_edition_64-bit
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise_64-bit
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server enterprise_edition

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.4

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

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