Description
Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0 on Windows treats a carriage return ("CR") in a message header as if it were a valid carriage return/line feed combination (CR/LF), which could allow remote attackers to bypass virus protection and or other filtering mechanisms via a mail message with headers that only contain the CR, which causes Outlook to create separate headers.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8198.php
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4092
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101362077701164&w=2
Scores
EPSS
0.1232
EPSS Percentile
95.8%
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
microsoft/outlook_express
5.5
microsoft/outlook_express
6.0
Published
May 31, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026