Microsoft Outlook Express up to 6 Windows Address Book File memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Outlook Express up to 6 (Mail Client Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Windows Address Book File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted contact record in a Windows Address Book (WAB) file.

The bug was discovered 12/12/2006. The weakness was published 12/12/2006 with Microsoft as MS06-076 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-2386 since 05/15/2006. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23835 (MS06-076: Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (923694)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch MS06-076 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 9639. In this case the pattern |9C CB CB 8D 13|u|D2 11 91|X|00 C0|OyV|A4| is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4906.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29227) and Tenable (23835). Similar entry is available at 2136.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 23835
Nessus Name: MS06-076: Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (923694)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: MS06-076

Snort ID: 9639
Snort Message: WEB-CLIENT Windows Address Book download attempt
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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS06-076
Researcher: http://www.microsoft.com
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-2386 (🔍)
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X-Force: 29227 - Microsoft Outlook Express Windows Address Book (WAB) buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1017369
Vulnerability Center: 13310 - [MS06-076] Microsoft Outlook Express Windows Address Book (WAB) Buffer Overflow, Medium
SecurityFocus: 21501 - Microsoft Outlook Express Windows Address Book Contact Record Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 23311 - Outlook Express Address Book Contact Record Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 30821 - Microsoft Outlook Express Windows Address Book Contact Record Code Execution
Vupen: ADV-2006-4969

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Created: 12/14/2006 15:30
Updated: 07/11/2019 17:02
Changes: 12/14/2006 15:30 (105), 07/11/2019 17:02 (1)
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