CVE-2004-2137 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Outlook Express 6.0, when sending multipart e-mail messages using the "Break apart messages larger than" setting, leaks the BCC recipients of the message to the addresses listed in the To and CC fields, which may allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Published: 2005-06-14

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 33.2% 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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:sp1::::::

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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 None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.33173.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/12376
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011067
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/843555
http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/outlook-bcc.html
http://www.osvdb.org/9167
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11040
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17098

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.3944}`	epss `{'score': 0.33173}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Outlook Express

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-14T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:15:01.602Z

Reserved: 2005-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2137

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2004-2137

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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