Description
The MimeOleClearDirtyTree function in InetComm.dll in Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages with many MIME parts and possibly (2) e-mail messages with many "Content-type: message/rfc822;" headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large e-mail message, a related issue to CVE-2006-1173.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://mime.recurity.com/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/AttackIntro
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4721
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32702
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499038/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499045/100/0/threaded
Scores
EPSS
0.1226
EPSS Percentile
95.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/outlook_express
6.00.2900.5512
Published
Dec 11, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026