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MS06-016: Vulnerability in Outlook Express Could Allow Remote Code Execution (911567)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21213

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Synopsis

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the email client.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Microsoft Outlook Express that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to send a malformed Windows Address Book (.wab) file to a victim on the remote host and have him open the file.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Outlook Express.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2006/ms06-016

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21213

File Name: smb_nt_ms06-016.nasl

Version: 1.29

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 4/11/2006

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/11/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0014

BID: 17459

MSFT: MS06-016

MSKB: 911567