Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express
CVE-2008-1448
The MHTML protocol handler in a component of Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 and 6 through SP1, and Windows Mail, does not assign the correct Internet Explorer Security Zone to UNC share pathnames, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via an mhtml: URI in conjunction with a redirection, aka "URL Parsing Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.266 (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: 0.266 · newest: 0.266 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Outlook Express — versions 5.5, 6.0
- Microsoft Windows Mail
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30585 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-225A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.coresecurity.com/content/internet-explorer-zone-elevation
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-048 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495458/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/31415 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2352 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1448?
- CVE-2008-1448 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express, classified under CWE-264. Published 2008-08-13.
- Is CVE-2008-1448 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.