CVE-2005-4840

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 31, 2005
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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