CVE-2006-2386

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 28.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-12-13 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted contact record in a Windows Address Book (WAB) file.

Affected products

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

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/23311
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017369
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21501
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-346A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4969
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2006/ms06-076
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29227
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1055
http://secunia.com/advisories/23311
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017369
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454969/100/200/threaded

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