GSD-2005-4840

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20
Details
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.
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CVE-2005-4840
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