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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2006-6659 EUVD-2006-6642GHSA-fq94-vv2j-8hwc

The Microsoft Office Outlook Recipient ActiveX control (ole32.dll) in Windows XP SP2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (…

Published Dec 20, 2006 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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Exploit-DB 2

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