Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 20, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-6659

Description

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.

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Affected products

Microsoft/Ie
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:ie:7.0:*:vista:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Outlook
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Windows Xp
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:*:sp2:tablet_pc:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft/Office Outlook Recipient ActiveX controlllm-create

Patches

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References

shinnai.altervista.org/viewtopic.phpnvdExploit
securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/21649nvd

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