PT-2001-1378 · Microsoft · Outlook+1

Published 2001-04-04 · Updated 2018-10-12 · CVE-2001-0145

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Outlook versions 2000 and 98 Outlook Express version 5.x

Description: A buffer overflow issue exists in the VCard handler, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands by exploiting a malformed vCard birthday field.

Recommendations: For Outlook versions 2000 and 98, consider disabling the VCard handler until a patch is available. For Outlook Express version 5.x, restrict the processing of vCard birthday fields to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0145

Affected Products

Outlook

Outlook Express

References · 3

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-012 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0145 · Security Note
• http://atstake.com/research/advisories/2001/a022301-1.txt · Vendor Advisory