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CVE-2005-4840

medium · 4.3

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.

4.3
CVSS
11.5%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
96th
EPSS percentile
2005-12-31
Published

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
microsoftoutlook_express_book_controlall versions
microsoftinternet_explorer6

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References

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