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CVE-2002-2164

Alleged Outlook Express 5/6 Link - Denial of Service

Severity Score

5.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long <A HREF> link.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2002-09-09 First Exploit
  • 2002-12-31 CVE Published
  • 2005-11-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-23 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microsoft
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Outlook Express
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5.0
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Affected
Microsoft
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Outlook Express
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5.0.1
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Affected
Microsoft
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Outlook Express
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5.5
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Affected
Microsoft
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Outlook Express
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6.0
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Affected