CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0002

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2000-2003, Exchange 5.0 SP2, 5.5 SP4, Exchange 2000 SP3, and Office allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an email with a crafted TNEF MIME attachment, related to message length validation.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could gain full control of the victim's system, enabling malware installation, data theft, or disruption of email infrastructure.

Recommendation

Apply security updates provided by Microsoft for affected versions of Outlook, Exchange, and Office immediately.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2000 through 2003, Exchange 5.0 Server SP2 and 5.5 SP4, Exchange 2000 SP3, and Office allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an e-mail message with a crafted Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format (TNEF) MIME attachment, related to message length validation.

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