Microsoft Outlook Express 4.27.3110/4.72.3612.1700 POP3 denial of service
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Outlook Express 4.27.3110/4.72.3612.1700 (Mail Client Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component POP3 Handler. The manipulation with the input value ..
leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
Microsoft Outlook Express before 4.72.3612.1700 allows a malicious user to send a message that contains a .., which can inadvertently cause Outlook to re-enter POP3 command mode and cause the POP3 session to hang.
The weakness was released 05/11/1999 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1033. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/16/2019). This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception.
It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (8926).
Product
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- end of life
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
05/11/1999 🔍05/11/1999 🔍
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10/28/2003 🔍
06/20/2014 🔍
05/16/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comAdvisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-1033 (🔍)
X-Force: 8926
Vulnerability Center: 2718 - Microsoft Outlook Express < 4.72.3612.1700 POP3 DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 252 - Outlook Express POP Denial of Service Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 06/21/2014 00:18Updated: 05/16/2019 11:59
Changes: 06/21/2014 00:18 (43), 05/16/2019 11:59 (20)
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