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CVE-2002-1179

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Published: Oct 28, 2002Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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7.5
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (2)

1 product
Outlook Express
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Microsoft
Version 5.5
Version 6.0

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