Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook
CVE-2002-1696
Microsoft Outlook plug-in PGP version 7.0, 7.0.3, and 7.0.4 silently saves a decrypted copy of a message to hard disk when "Automatically decrypt/verify when opening messages" option is checked, "Always use Secure Viewer when decrypting" option is not checked, and the user replies to an encrypted message.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (14.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Outlook — versions 98
- Pgp Personal Privacy — versions 7.0, 7.0.3, 7.0.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7900 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3825 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp (mailing-list, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2002-1696?
- CVE-2002-1696 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2002-12-31.
- How severe is CVE-2002-1696?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.