CVE-2006-6659
The Microsoft Office Outlook Recipient ActiveX control (ole32.dll) in Windows XP SP2 allows...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-6659- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-6659- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6642 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6642- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fq94-vv2j-8hwc No score
The Microsoft Office Outlook Recipient ActiveX control (ole32.dll) in Windows XP SP2 allows...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fq94-vv2j-8hwc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | 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 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-6659 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Ie, published December 20, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.6%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.