PT-2001-2150 · Microsoft · Outlook Express

Published 2001-09-12 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-2001-0999

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 Express version 6.00

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script by embedding SCRIPT tags in a message whose MIME content type is text/plain. This behavior is contrary to the expected behavior that text/plain messages will not run script.

Recommendations For Outlook Express version 6.00, consider disabling the execution of scripts in text/plain messages as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to potentially malicious emails to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0999

Affected Products

Outlook Express

References · 5

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3334 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0999 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/213754 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/214453 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7118 · Note