| VID |
26248 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
The Cumulative Security Update (MS06-016, 911567) for Microsoft Outlook Express has not been applied. Microsoft Outlook Express is an e-mail and newsgroup client shipped with
the Microsoft Windows operating system. Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 running Outlook Express versions 5.5 or 6 are vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability, caused by improper bounds checking of Windows Address Book (.wab) files. By creating a malicious .wab file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system, once the file is open. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by hosting the malicious file on a Web site and then persuading a potential victim to visit the site or sending the file to a potential victim as an email attachment.
* Note: This check requires an account with administrative privileges which can log into the host to scan. Absence of these condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts.
* References:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-016.mspx
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-April/045003.html
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-007.html
* Platforms Affected:
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 SP1
Microsoft Windows 98, Me
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| Recommendation |
Apply the appropriate patch (911567) for your system, as listed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-016 at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-016.mspx
-- OR --
Patches for Windows platforms are also available from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site, http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com . Windows Update detects what version of Windows you are running and offers the appropriate patch. |
| Related URL |
CVE-2006-0014 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
17459 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
25535 (ISS) |
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