4.3med
CVE-2005-4840
The Outlook Express Address Book control, when using Internet Explorer 6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL derefe…
Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
4.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
11.5%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
11.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/470694/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- osvdb.org /26836 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/34755 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/391803 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- browserfun.blogspot.com /2006/07/mobb-3-outlookexpressaddressbook_02.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2005-4840
- NVD: CVE-2005-4840
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