Vulnerability Details CVE-2002-1179
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.481
EPSS Ranking 97.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
References
- 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
- 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
Products affected by CVE-2002-1179
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.5
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0