CVE-2005-4840
The Outlook Express Address Book control, when using Internet Explorer 6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and browser crash) by creating the OutlookExpress.AddressBook COM object, which is not intended for use…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.5%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Outlook Express Address Book control, when using Internet Explorer 6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and browser crash) by creating the OutlookExpress.AddressBook COM object, which is not intended for use within Internet Explorer.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 11.52% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/outlook express book control
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-3-outlookexpressaddressbook_02.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/26836
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/391803
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470694/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34755
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-3-outlookexpressaddressbook_02.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/26836
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/391803
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470694/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34755
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.