Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1179. PoCs published by Noam Rathaus.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0, specifically in the handling of digital signature warning messages. It crafts a malicious email with a specially formatted MIME message to trigger arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
Description
Buffer overflow in the S/MIME Parsing capability in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a digitally signed email with a long "From" address, which triggers the overflow when the user views or previews the message.
Exploits (1)
This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0, specifically in the handling of digital signature warning messages. It crafts a malicious email with a specially formatted MIME message to trigger arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.