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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.5 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2002-10-28

Last modified

2024-08-08

Affected products

• Outlook Express (Microsoft)

References

• 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