Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express
CVE-2002-2164
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long <A HREF> link.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.219 (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: 0.219 · newest: 0.219 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Outlook Express — versions 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.5
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/291058 (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/5682 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/10067.php (vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0082.html (mailing-list, Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2002-2164?
- CVE-2002-2164 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express. Published 2002-12-31.
- Is CVE-2002-2164 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.