CVE-2006-6659 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 17.6% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 17.6% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | ie |
| microsoft | outlook |
| microsoft | windows xp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Outlook - ActiveX Control Remote Internet Explorer Denial of Service | 2006-12-18 |
| exploit-db | Microsoft Office Outlook Recipient Control - 'ole32.dll' Denial of Service | 2006-12-18 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD