CVE-2008-5424

The MimeOleClearDirtyTree function in InetComm.dll in Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages with many MIME parts and possibly (2) e-mail messages with many "Content-type: message/rfc822;" headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large e-mail message, a related issue to CVE-2006-1173.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.3 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2008-12-11

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected products

• Outlook Express (Microsoft)

References

• http://mime.recurity.com/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/AttackIntro
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4721
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499038/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499045/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32702