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CVE-2002-1179

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CVE-2002-1179

Published: Sep 1, 2004

Modified: Aug 8, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

n/a

affected
n/a

References

MS02-058
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MS
5944
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
20021010 Re: Problems applying MS02-058
mailing-list
x_refsource_NTBUGTRAQ
outlook-smime-bo(10338)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF

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