FKIE_CVE-2006-0014
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-04-12 00:02 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:19
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | outlook_express | 5.5 | |
| microsoft | outlook_express | 5.5 | |
| microsoft | outlook_express | 5.5 | |
| microsoft | outlook_express | 6.0 | |
| microsoft | outlook_express | 6.0 |
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