PT-2004-3584 · Microsoft · Outlook Express

Published 2004-12-31 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2004-2694

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Outlook Express version 6.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, load content from arbitrary sources into the Outlook context, and facilitate phishing attacks via a "BASE HREF" with the target set to " top".

Recommendations For Microsoft Outlook Express version 6.0, consider disabling the use of "BASE HREF" tags with the target set to " top" to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-2694

Affected Products

Outlook Express

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2694 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/11607 · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108448627120764&w=2 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/6121 · Note