CVE-2001-0945 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Outlook Express 5.0 through 5.02 for Macintosh allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an e-mail message that contains a long line.

Published: 2002-02-02

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 19.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.19788.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100741295502017&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7648.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3611

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Outlook Express

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-02-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:07.228Z

Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0945

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-12-03T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:55:16.717

Link: CVE-2001-0945

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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