What is CVE-2001-1547?

CVE-2001-1547 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express. Published 2001-12-31.

Is CVE-2001-1547 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express

CVE-2001-1547

Outlook Express 6.0, with "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" enabled, does not block email attachments from forwarded messages, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

EPSS: 0.137 (96.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Microsoft Outlook_express — versions 6.0
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

GuiMatosInfra/explorer2sectool
xaitax/SploitScan

References

cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2001-1547?: CVE-2001-1547 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express. Published 2001-12-31.
Is CVE-2001-1547 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.