CVE-2002-1179

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.

Scoring

CVSS base score
2
EPSS probability
50.11%
Published
2004-09-01
Last modified
2026-03-16

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