Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express
CVE-1999-1033
Microsoft Outlook Express before 4.72.3612.1700 allows a malicious user to send a message that contains a .., which can inadvertently cause Outlook to re-enter POP3 command mode and cause the POP3 session to hang.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.175 (97.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.175 · newest: 0.175 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Outlook Express — versions 4.27.3110.1, 4.72.3120.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/252 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-1999-1033?
- CVE-1999-1033 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express. Published 1999-05-11.
- Is CVE-1999-1033 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.