CVE-2006-0014

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 24.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-04-12 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Microsoft Outlook Express: 5.5, 5.5-sp1, 5.5-sp2, 6.0, 6.0-sp1

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-April/045003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19617
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/691
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015898
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430645/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17459
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1321
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-007.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-016
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25535
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1611
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1682

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