CVE-2002-1179 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2004-09-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 49.2% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.5:::::::*
	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 0.49161.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103435413105661&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429637822920&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429681123297&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10338.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5944
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-058

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Outlook Express

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:19:27.449Z

Reserved: 2002-10-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1179

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-10-28T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2002-1179

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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