CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0145

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the vCard handler in Outlook 2000 and 98, and Outlook Express 5.x allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed vCard birthday field.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute remote code, posing a significant security risk to the organization's systems.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest versions that mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in VCard handler in Outlook 2000 and 98, and Outlook Express 5.x, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed vCard birthday field.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS