CVE-2005-1213 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the news reader for Microsoft Outlook Express (MSOE.DLL) 5.5 SP2, 6, and 6 SP1 allows remote malicious NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a LIST response with a long second field.

Published: 2005-06-14

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 74.0% High

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:5.5:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:sp1::::::

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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 Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.73961.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014200
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=263&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/130614
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13951
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-030
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1088
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A167
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A989

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Outlook Express

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2005-06-14T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:44:05.127Z

Reserved: 2005-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1213

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-06-14T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:12:39.577

Link: CVE-2005-1213

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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