MS06-076: Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (923694)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 23835

Synopsis

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the email client.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Microsoft Outlook Express that contains a security flaw that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to send a malformed HTML email to a victim on the remote host and have him open it.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Outlook Express.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2006/ms06-076

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 23835

File Name: smb_nt_ms06-076.nasl

Version: 1.29

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 12/12/2006

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/12/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-2386

BID: 21501

MSFT: MS06-076

MSKB: 923694