CVE-2001-0999

Outlook Express 6.00 - Remote Code Execution via Script Tags in text/plain Messages

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3334
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/214453
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/213754
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7118

Scores

EPSS 0.1229
EPSS Percentile 95.8%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
microsoft/outlook_express 6.0
Published Sep 12, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026