CVE-2007-3897 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and earlier, and Windows Mail for Vista, allows remote Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) servers to execute arbitrary code via long NNTP responses that trigger memory corruption.

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 Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.64036.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Outlook Express Subscribe Windows Mail Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_mail:-:::::vista::

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=607
http://secunia.com/advisories/27112
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018785
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018786
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481983/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25908
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3436
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-056
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1706

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2007-10-09T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:37:05.670Z

Reserved: 2007-07-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-3897

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-10-09T22:17:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-3897

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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