Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express
CVE-2001-0999
Outlook Express 6.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script by embedding SCRIPT tags in a message whose MIME content type is text/plain, contrary to the expected behavior that text/plain messages will not run script.
EPSS: 0.123 (95.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Outlook_express — versions 6.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2001-0999?
- CVE-2001-0999 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express. Published 2001-09-12.
- Is CVE-2001-0999 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.