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CVE-2002-1179

Buffer overflow in the S/MIME Parsing capability in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a digitally signed email with a long "From" address, which triggers the overflow when the user views or previews the message.

  • Published: Oct 28, 2002
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2002-1179
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
microsoft / outlook_express 6.0 6.0.x
microsoft / outlook_express 5.5 5.5.x