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Outlook Express Windows Address Book File Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA19617
Release Date: 2006-04-11
Popularity: 15,929 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5
Microsoft Outlook Express 6

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-0014


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Outlook Express, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when parsing Windows Address Book (.wab) files. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow if a user is tricked into opening a specially crafted .wab file.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
Apply patches.

Outlook Express 6 on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=484DE679-5505-4196-BDD8-F7CF325AF0F5

Outlook Express 6 on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=A7B10D8F-D9D7-4423-AA6D-C1C41D23794E

Outlook Express 6 on Windows Server 2003 on Itanium-based systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based systems:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=800BF687-BEE5-478F-A025-43CD16682F31

Outlook Express 6 on Windows XP SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=0DD827BC-6FA1-405A-933E-FB422A4E8096

Outlook Express 6 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=FF772C0B-6F98-449D-B02E-C9C236068172

Outlook Express 6 SP1 on Windows XP SP1 or Windows 2000 SP4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=CDA93501-99CB-4F28-BB73-6438CAD081DB

Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 on Windows 2000 SP4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=E61A3D64-14FD-4976-BB03-C31CA6EE61E2

Provided and/or discovered by:
Stuart Pearson, Computer Terrorism (UK).

The vendor also credits ATmaCA.

Original Advisory:
MS06-016 (KB911567):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-016.mspx

Zero Day Initiative:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-007.html


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