Vulnerability Details : 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.

Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Published 2002-10-28 05:00:00

Updated 2018-10-12 21:32:02

Source MITRE

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1179

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 59.75%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2002-1179

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	10.0	6.4	[email protected]
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial

References for CVE-2002-1179

Products affected by CVE-2002-1179

Microsoft » Outlook Express » Version: 5.5
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Microsoft » Outlook Express » Version: 6.0
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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