Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-4840

Description

The Outlook Express Address Book control, when using Internet Explorer 6, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and browser crash) by creating the OutlookExpress.AddressBook COM object, which is not intended for use within Internet Explorer.

Affected products

Microsoft/Outlook Express Book Control
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express_book_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-3-outlookexpressaddressbook_02.htmlnvd
www.osvdb.org/26836nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/391803nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470694/100/0/threadednvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34755nvd

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