CVE-2002-1179 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in the S/MIME Parsing capability in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a digitally signed email with a long "From" address, which triggers the overflow when the user views or previews the message.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.50114.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Outlook Express Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:::::::*

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103435413105661&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429637822920&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429681123297&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10338.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5944
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-058

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2004-09-01T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:19:27.449Z

Reserved: 2002-10-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-1179

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2002-10-28T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2002-1179

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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