Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express
CVE-2002-1179
Buffer overflow in the S/MIME Parsing capability in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a digitally signed email with a long "From" address, which triggers the overflow when the user views or previews the message.
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: 0.221 · newest: 0.221 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Outlook Express — versions 5.5, 6.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-058 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5944 (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10338.php (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2002-1179?
- CVE-2002-1179 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express. Published 2002-10-28.
- Is CVE-2002-1179 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.