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CVE-2002-1179

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 22.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-10-28 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Outlook Express: 5.5, 6.0

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103435413105661&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429637822920&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429681123297&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10338.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5944
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-058
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103435413105661&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429637822920&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429681123297&w=2
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10338.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5944
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-058

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