CVE-2006-0014

Summary

CVECVE-2006-0014
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-04-12 00:02:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-19 15:41:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 All All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 All All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 sp1 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Microsoft Outlook Express Buffer Overflow in Processing Windows Address Books Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code SECTRACK securitytracker.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-016 - Important | Microsoft Docs MS docs.microsoft.com
SecurityReason SREASON securityreason.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
Outlook Express Windows Address Book File Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
[Full-disclosure] ZDI-06-007: Microsoft Windows Address Book (WAB) File Format Parsing Vulnerability FULLDISC lists.grok.org.uk
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
ZDI-06-007 | Zero Day Initiative MISC www.zerodayinitiative.com Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Outlook Express Windows Address Book File Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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