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
EPSS: 0.546 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Outlook_express — versions 6.0
- Microsoft Windows_mail
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_IDEFENSE, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CERT, 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.