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Security Update for Outlook Express (951066)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Windows : Microsoft Bulletins

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.1

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS08-048.

Insight

Insight

Issue is due to the MHTML protocol handler incorrectly interprets MHTML URL redirections that could potentially bypass Internet Explorer domain restrictions when returning MHTML content.

Affected Software

Affected Software

MS Outlook Express 5.5 & 6 on MS Windows 2000 MS Outlook Express 6 on MS Windows 2003 and XP

Solution

Solution

The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)