PT-2005-3155 · Microsoft · Outlook Express

Published 2005-07-12 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-2226

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information when a user responds to a "watched" conversation thread, due to the leakage of the default news server account.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Outlook Express version 6.0, consider disabling the news server account feature until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive information to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2226

Affected Products

Outlook Express

References · 3

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/14225 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2226 · Security Note
• http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/900930 · Patch, Vendor Advisory