CVE-2006-0014

Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 - Buffer Overflow via Crafted WAB File

Title source: llm

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Windows Address Book (WAB) file containing "certain Unicode strings" and modified length values.

References (17)

Core 17

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1611

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A812

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015898

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/691

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-007.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1682

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25535

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ms

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-016

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430645/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17459

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1769

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1780

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1791

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1771

Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/19617

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-April/045003.html

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1321

Scores

EPSS 0.2387

EPSS Percentile 97.6%

Details

Status published

Products (2)

microsoft/outlook_express 5.5 (3 CPE variants)

microsoft/outlook_express 6.0 (2 CPE variants)

Published Apr 12, 2006

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026