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.
EPSS: 0.202 (97.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Outlook_express — versions 5.5, 6.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
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.