Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-0014 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5/6.0

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
microsoft
nessus

Summary

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Windows Address Book (WAB) file containing "certain Unicode strings" and modified length values.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Microsoft
5

Nessus

NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
NASL idSMB_NT_MS06-016.NASL
descriptionThe 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.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id21213
published2006-04-11
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/21213
titleMS06-016: Vulnerability in Outlook Express Could Allow Remote Code Execution (911567)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(21213);
 script_version("1.29");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:29");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2006-0014");
 script_bugtraq_id(17459);
 script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS06-016");
 script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"911567");

 script_name(english:"MS06-016: Vulnerability in Outlook Express Could Allow Remote Code Execution (911567)");
 script_summary(english:"Determines the version of MSOE.dll");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the email
client.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"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.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2006/ms06-016");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Microsoft has released a set of patches for Outlook Express.");
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/04/11");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/04/11");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2006/04/11");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2006-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

 script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl");
 script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
 script_require_ports(139, 445, 'Host/patch_management_checks');
 exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");

bulletin = 'MS06-016';
kb = '911567';

kbs = make_list(kb);
if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/WindowsVersion", exit_code:1);

if (hotfix_check_sp_range(win2k:'4,5', xp:'1,2', win2003:'0,1') <= 0) audit(AUDIT_OS_SP_NOT_VULN);

path = hotfix_get_programfilesdir() + '\\Outlook Express\\';
if (!path) exit(1, "Failed to get the program file directory.");

share = hotfix_path2share(path:path);
if (!is_accessible_share(share:share)) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);

if ( hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.2", sp:0, file:"msoe.dll", version:"6.0.3790.504", path:path, bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
     hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.2", sp:1, file:"msoe.dll", version:"6.0.3790.2663", path:path, bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
     hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:1, file:"msoe.dll", version:"6.0.2800.1807", path:path, bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
     hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.1", sp:2, file:"msoe.dll", version:"6.0.2900.2869", path:path, bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
     hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.0", file:"msoe.dll", version:"6.0.2800.1807", min_version:"6.0.0.0", path:path, bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) ||
     hotfix_is_vulnerable(os:"5.0", file:"msoe.dll", version:"5.50.4963.1700", path:path, bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb) )
{
  set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/"+bulletin, value:TRUE);
  hotfix_security_warning();

  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

Oval

  • accepted2011-05-16T04:01:26.956-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameJohn Hoyland
      organizationCentennial Software
    • nameAnna Min
      organizationBigFix, Inc
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameDragos Prisaca
      organizationGideon Technologies, Inc.
    • nameTim Harrison
      organizationNational Institute of Standards and Technology
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    descriptionBuffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Windows Address Book (WAB) file containing "certain Unicode strings" and modified length values.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1611
    statusaccepted
    submitted2006-04-12T12:55:00.000-04:00
    titleMicrosoft Outlook Express 6 (XP,SP2) WAB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    version72
  • accepted2011-05-16T04:01:35.093-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameAnna Min
      organizationBigFix, Inc
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    descriptionBuffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Windows Address Book (WAB) file containing "certain Unicode strings" and modified length values.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1682
    statusaccepted
    submitted2006-04-12T12:55:00.000-04:00
    titleMicrosoft Outlook Express 6,SP1 WAB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    version69
  • accepted2011-01-17T04:00:18.065-05:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameJohn Hoyland
      organizationCentennial Software
    • nameAnna Min
      organizationBigFix, Inc
    • nameTim Harrison
      organizationNational Institute of Standards and Technology
    descriptionBuffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Windows Address Book (WAB) file containing "certain Unicode strings" and modified length values.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1769
    statusaccepted
    submitted2006-04-12T12:55:00.000-04:00
    titleMicrosoft Outlook Express 6 (64-bit XP) WAB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    version67
  • accepted2011-05-16T04:01:46.627-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameJohn Hoyland
      organizationCentennial Software
    • nameAnna Min
      organizationBigFix, Inc
    • nameJonathan Baker
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameTim Harrison
      organizationNational Institute of Standards and Technology
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    descriptionBuffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Windows Address Book (WAB) file containing "certain Unicode strings" and modified length values.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1771
    statusaccepted
    submitted2006-04-12T12:55:00.000-04:00
    titleMicrosoft Outlook Express 6 (S03-Gold, Itanium) WAB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    version71
  • accepted2006-11-14T08:57:55.387-05:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameJohn Hoyland
      organizationCentennial Software
    • nameAnna Min
      organizationBigFix, Inc
    descriptionBuffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Windows Address Book (WAB) file containing "certain Unicode strings" and modified length values.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1780
    statusaccepted
    submitted2006-04-12T12:55:00.000-04:00
    titleMicrosoft Outlook Express 5.5 WAB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    version65
  • accepted2011-05-16T04:01:50.849-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameJohn Hoyland
      organizationCentennial Software
    • nameAnna Min
      organizationBigFix, Inc
    • nameTim Harrison
      organizationNational Institute of Standards and Technology
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    descriptionBuffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Windows Address Book (WAB) file containing "certain Unicode strings" and modified length values.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1791
    statusaccepted
    submitted2006-04-12T12:55:00.000-04:00
    titleMicrosoft Outlook Express 6 (S03,SP1) WAB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    version70
  • accepted2011-05-16T04:03:31.624-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameJohn Hoyland
      organizationCentennial Software
    • nameAnna Min
      organizationBigFix, Inc
    • nameJonathan Baker
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameRobert L. Hollis
      organizationThreatGuard, Inc.
    • nameTim Harrison
      organizationNational Institute of Standards and Technology
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    descriptionBuffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Windows Address Book (WAB) file containing "certain Unicode strings" and modified length values.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:812
    statusaccepted
    submitted2006-04-12T12:55:00.000-04:00
    titleMicrosoft Outlook Express 6 (S03-Gold) WAB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    version72

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