Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express
CVE-2007-3897
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and earlier, and Windows Mail for Vista, allows remote Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) servers to execute arbitrary code via long NNTP responses that trigger memory corruption.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.546 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.546 · newest: 0.546 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Outlook Express — versions 6.0
- Microsoft Windows Mail
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded (vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1706 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-056 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481983/100/100/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3436 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25908 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.html (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-3897?
- CVE-2007-3897 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-10-09.
- Is CVE-2007-3897 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.