CVE-2005-4840 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2007-06-07

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 32.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express_book_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.32759.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer Outlook Express Book Control

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-06-07T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:01:23.350Z

Reserved: 2007-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-4840

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-4840

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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