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CVE-2006-0014
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Windows Address…
Medium5.1EPSS 24.1%
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- Updated
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- microsoft
Description
Buffer 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 24.1% · top 2.1% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (17)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1611 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:812 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 1015898 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 691 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-007.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1682 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- outlook-express-wab-bo(25535) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MS06-016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 20060411 ZDI-06-007: Microsoft Windows Address Book (WAB) File Format Parsing Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 17459 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1769 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1780 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1791 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1771 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 19617 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20060411 ZDI-06-007: Microsoft Windows Address Book (WAB) File Format Parsing Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- ADV-2006-1321 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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