CVE-2008-1448

CWE-2643 documents3 sources
Severity
7.1HIGH
EPSS
45.5%
top 2.39%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 13
Latest updateMay 1

Description

The MHTML protocol handler in a component of Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 and 6 through SP1, and Windows Mail, does not assign the correct Internet Explorer Security Zone to UNC share pathnames, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via an mhtml: URI in conjunction with a redirection, aka "URL Parsing Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:N/A:NExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.9

Affected Packages1 packages

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-8xj3-mf49-rfmm: The MHTML protocol handler in a component of Microsoft Outlook Express 52022-05-01
CVEList
CVE-2008-1448: The MHTML protocol handler in a component of Microsoft Outlook Express 52008-08-13
CVE-2008-1448 (HIGH CVSS 7.1) | The MHTML protocol handler in a com | cvebase.io