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.
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: 0.123 (96.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.123 · newest: 0.123 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Outlook Express — versions 6.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/214453 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3334 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/213754 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7118 (vdb-entry)
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.