Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express
CVE-2004-2694
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, load content from arbitrary sources into the Outlook context, and facilitate phishing attacks via a "BASE HREF" with the target set to "_top".
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.086 (94.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.086 · newest: 0.086 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Outlook Express — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/11607 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/6121 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-2694?
- CVE-2004-2694 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express, classified under CWE-264. Published 2004-12-31.
- Is CVE-2004-2694 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.