CVE-2003-1378 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 and Outlook 2000, with the security zone set to Internet Zone, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via an HTML email with the CODEBASE parameter set to the program, a vulnerability similar to CAN-2002-0077.

Published: 2007-10-19

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 26.8% Moderate

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:sr1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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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 Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.26797.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/312910
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/312929
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6923
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11411

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Outlook Outlook Express

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-19T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:28:03.433Z

Reserved: 2007-10-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-1378

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2003-1378

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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