Microsoft Outlook up to 98 Message JPG/BMP Attachment denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Microsoft Outlook up to 98. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Message Handler. Such manipulation as part of JPG/BMP Attachment leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2000-0415. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Outlook up to 98 (Groupware Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Message Handler. The manipulation as part of a JPG/BMP Attachment leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Outlook Express 4.x allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a mail or news message that has a .jpg or .bmp attachment with a long file name.

The weakness was presented 05/12/2000 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0415. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2000 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4446), SecurityFocus (BID 1195†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2723†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Outlook 2000

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0415 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0415
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15548
X-Force: 4446
SecurityFocus: 1195 - Microsoft Outlook 98 / Outlook Express 4.x Long Filename Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2723 - Buffer Overflow in Outlook Express 4.x via Long File Name, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 16:31
Updated: 04/21/2026 11:45
Changes: 06/24/2014 16:31 (58), 05/16/2019 12:19 (3), 04/21/2026 11:45 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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