Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer
CVE-2005-4840
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.115 (95.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Internet_explorer — versions 6
- Microsoft Outlook_express_book_control
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-4840?
- CVE-2005-4840 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2005-12-31.
- Is CVE-2005-4840 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.