CVE-2005-4840
Outlook Express Address Book Control - Denial of Service via COM Object Instantiation
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470694/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/26836
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34755
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/391803
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-3-outlookexpressaddressbook_02.html
Scores
EPSS
0.1152
EPSS Percentile
95.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/outlook_express_book_control
Published
Dec 31, 2005
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026