CVE-2006-2386 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted contact record in a Windows Address Book (WAB) file.

Published: 2006-12-13

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 57.0% High

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.5:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:sp2::::::

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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 Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.57044.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/23311
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017369
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21501
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4969
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-076
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29227
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1055

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Outlook Express

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2006-12-13T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:51:03.671Z

Reserved: 2006-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-2386

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-13T01:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-2386

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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