CVE-2008-5424
medium · 4.3The 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.
4.3
CVSS
12.3%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
96th
EPSS percentile
2008-12-11
Published
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-399
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | outlook_express | 6.00.2900.5512 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- http://mime.recurity.com/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/AttackIntro
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4721
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499038/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499045/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32702
- http://mime.recurity.com/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/AttackIntro
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4721
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499038/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499045/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32702
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2008-5424