CVE-2002-1179
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5/6.0 - S/MIME Buffer Overflow
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2002-10-04 CVE Reserved
- 2002-10-10 First Exploit
- 2002-10-28 CVE Published
- 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
- 2024-09-16 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103435413105661&w=2 | Mailing List | |
| http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429637822920&w=2 | Mailing List | |
| http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429681123297&w=2 | Mailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5944 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21932 | 2002-10-10 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10338.php | 2018-10-12 | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-058 | 2018-10-12 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Outlook Express Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Outlook Express" | 5.5 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Outlook Express" and version "5.5" | - |
Affected
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Outlook Express Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Outlook Express" | 6.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Outlook Express" and version "6.0" | - |
Affected
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