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CVE-2006-6659

Microsoft Office Outlook Recipient Control - 'ole32.dll' Denial of Service

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

23.4%
*EPSS

Affected Versions

3
*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The Microsoft Office Outlook Recipient ActiveX control (ole32.dll) in Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer 7 hang) via crafted HTML.

El control ActiveX Recipient de Microsoft Office Outlook (ole32.dll) en Windows XP SP2 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (cuelgue de Internet Explorer 7) mediante una HTML artesanal.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2006-12-18 First Exploit
  • 2006-12-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2006-12-20 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions (3)