CVE-2000-0415

Medium

Published: 12/05/2000(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk

6.06%

92th percentile - higher than 92% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in Outlook Express 4.x allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a mail or news message that has a .jpg or .bmp attachment with a long file name.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the application's functionality, potentially leading to communication outages within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Outlook Express to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Outlook Express 4.x allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a mail or news message that has a .jpg or .bmp attachment with a long file name.