Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook
CVE-2000-0621
Microsoft Outlook 98 and 2000, and Outlook Express 4.0x and 5.0x, allow remote attackers to read files on the client's system via a malformed HTML message that stores files outside of the cache, aka the "Cache Bypass" vulnerability.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.221 (97.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.223 · newest: 0.221 · change: -0.002
Affected products
- Microsoft Outlook — versions 97, 98, 2000
- Microsoft Outlook Express — versions 4.0, 4.01, 5.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1501 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5013 (vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-046 (vendor-advisory)
- www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-14.html (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2000-0621?
- CVE-2000-0621 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook. Published 2000-07-20.
- Is CVE-2000-0621 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.