Vulnerability CVE-2005-4840
Published: 2005-12-31   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Microsoft -> Outlook express book control 

 References:
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-3-outlookexpressaddressbook_02.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/391803
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470694/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34755
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