CVE-2004-0501

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Outlook 2003 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and cause Outlook to request a URL from a remote site via an HTML e-mail message containing a Vector Markup Language (VML) entity whose src parameter points to the remote site, which could allow remote attackers to know when a message has been read, verify valid e-mail addresses, and possibly leak other information.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 18, 2004
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2004-0501: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix