CVE-2008-5424
published 2008-12-11CVE-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…
PriorityP419medium4.3CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCNINAP
EPSS
12.26%
95.7th percentile
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.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | outlook_express | — | — |
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http://mime.recurity.com/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/AttackIntrohttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4721http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499038/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499045/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32702http://mime.recurity.com/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/AttackIntrohttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4721http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499038/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499045/100/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32702
2008-12-11
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