>> Microsoft Outlook Express Windows Address Book Contact Record Vulnerability (MS06-076)
Title : Microsoft Outlook Express Windows Address Book Contact Record Vulnerability (MS06-076) VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4969 CVE ID : CVE-2006-2386
Rated as : High Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-12-12
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Outlook Express, which could be exploited by attackers to take complete control of an affected system. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the Windows Address Book (WAB) functions, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted WAB file.
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