CVE-2001-1547

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 13.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2001-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Outlook Express 6.0, with "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" enabled, does not block email attachments from forwarded messages, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

Microsoft Outlook Express: 6.0

References

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7670.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/243869
http://www.windows-help.net/microsoft/oe6-attach.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7670.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/243869
http://www.windows-help.net/microsoft/oe6-attach.html

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