Description
The MHTML protocol handler in a component of Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 and 6 through SP1, and Windows Mail, does not assign the correct Internet Explorer Security Zone to UNC share pathnames, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via an mhtml: URI in conjunction with a redirection, aka "URL Parsing Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Published: 2008-08-13
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: 45.5% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Microsoft Outlook Express Windows Mail
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:41.805Z

Reserved: 2008-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1448

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Status : Modified

Published: 2008-08-13T00:41:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1448

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