Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express
CVE-2004-2137
Outlook Express 6.0, when sending multipart e-mail messages using the "Break apart messages larger than" setting, leaks the BCC recipients of the message to the addresses listed in the To and CC fields, which may allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.261 (98.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.261 · newest: 0.261 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Outlook Express — versions 6.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/11040 (vdb-entry)
- www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/outlook-bcc.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (Patch, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17098 (vdb-entry)
- support.microsoft.com/kb/843555 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/12376 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/9167 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-2137?
- CVE-2004-2137 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express. Published 2004-12-31.
- Is CVE-2004-2137 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.