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CVE-2002-1179
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
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..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 7.5/10
- Exploit Score
- 10/10
- Access Vector
- Network
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 6.4/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Partial
- Availability Impact
- Partial
- Integrity Impact
- Partial
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10338.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5944
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429681123297&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429637822920&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103435413105661&w=2
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-058