CVE-2002-1179

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.

CVSS v2.0

7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

22.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile

Published

2004-09-01

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21932

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

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