CVE-2005-4840
Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.3)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Puntuación base: 4.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 12%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 96
- Fecha de la puntuación: 3/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-119
Referencias
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-3-outlookexpressaddressbook_02.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/26836
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/391803
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470694/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34755
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-3-outlookexpressaddressbook_02.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/26836
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/391803
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470694/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34755
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