CVE-2001-1547 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Outlook Express 6.0, with "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" enabled, does not block email attachments from forwarded messages, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2005-07-14

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 21.8% 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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n/a

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 0.21823.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7670.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/243869
http://www.windows-help.net/microsoft/oe6-attach.html

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Outlook Express

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-07-14T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:58:11.305Z

Reserved: 2005-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-1547

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-1547

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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