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…
EPSS: 0.266 (97.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Microsoft Outlook_express — versions 5.5, 6.0
- Microsoft Windows_mail
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@microsoft.com (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_HP, vendor-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- secure@microsoft.com (Patch, x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, 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.