CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0999

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Outlook Express 6.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts by embedding SCRIPT tags in a message whose MIME content type is text/plain, contrary to the expected behavior that text/plain messages will not run scripts.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution, posing a significant security risk to user systems.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Outlook Express to the latest version or to use alternative email solutions that are not vulnerable to this issue.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Outlook Express 6.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script by embedding SCRIPT tags in a message whose MIME content type is text/plain, contrary to the expected behavior that text/plain messages will not run script.

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