Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-1448
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."
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.466
EPSS Ranking 97.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.1
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31415
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/internet-explorer-zone-elevation
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495458/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30585
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020679
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020680
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2352
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-048
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5886
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121915960406986&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31415
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/internet-explorer-zone-elevation
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495458/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30585
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020679
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020680
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2352
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-048
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5886
Products affected by CVE-2008-1448
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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
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cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_mail:-