CVE-2002-1179

published 2002-10-28

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…

high 7.5 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L Au N C P I P A P

EXPLOIT

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.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
microsoft	outlook_express	—	—
microsoft	outlook_express	—	—