CVE-2001-0538 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Outlook View ActiveX Control in Microsoft Outlook 2002 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious HTML e-mail message or web page.

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 63.1% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.63055.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99496431214078&w=2
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-113.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/131569
http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0107&L=ntbugtraq&F=P&S=&P=862
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3025
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-038
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6831

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Outlook

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:21:38.671Z

Reserved: 2001-07-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0538

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-08-14T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0538

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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