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CVE-2002-2164

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 21.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long <A HREF> link.

Affected products

• Microsoft Outlook Express: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.5, 6.0

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0082.html
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/291058
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10067.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5682
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0082.html
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/291058
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10067.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5682

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