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: mess…

EPSS: 0.123 (95.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.