CVE-2002-1179

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

Timeline

Published: Oct 28, 2002
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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