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CVE-2002-1179in critical feed1 exploit

Buffer overflow in the S/MIME Parsing capability in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
22.1%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in the S/MIME Parsing capability in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a digitally signed email with a long "From" address, which triggers the overflow when the user views or previews the message.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

22.08% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21932 Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5/6.0 - S/MIME Buffer Overflow · remote · 2002-10-10

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-058 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/5944 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429681123297&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429637822920&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=103435413105661&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/10338.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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