Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express
CVE-2008-5424
The MimeOleClearDirtyTree function in InetComm.dll in Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages with many MIME parts and possibly (2) e-mail messages with many "Content-type: message/rfc822;" headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large e-mail message, a related issue to CVE-2006-1173.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.123 (96.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.123 · newest: 0.123 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Outlook Express — versions 6.00.2900.5512
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- mime.recurity.com/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/AttackIntro (Exploit)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4721 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32702 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499038/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499045/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-5424?
- CVE-2008-5424 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express, classified under CWE-399. Published 2008-12-11.
- Is CVE-2008-5424 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.