CVE-2001-0999 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Outlook Express 6.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script by embedding SCRIPT tags in a message whose MIME content type is text/plain, contrary to the expected behavior that text/plain messages will not run script.

Published: 2002-02-02

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 12.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.12728.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/213754
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/214453
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3334
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7118

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Outlook Express

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-02-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:06.996Z

Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0999

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0999

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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