Microsoft Outlook 97/98/2000 Rich Text winmail.dat Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Outlook 97/98/2000. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Rich Text Handler. This manipulation as part of winmail.dat causes information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2000-0753. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft Outlook 97/98/2000 (Groupware Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Rich Text Handler. The manipulation as part of a winmail.dat leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Microsoft Outlook mail client identifies the physical path of the sender s machine within a winmail.dat attachment to Rich Text Format (RTF) files.

The weakness was published 10/20/2000 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0753. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5508), SecurityFocus (BID 1631†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2865†). Similar entry is available at VDB-15898. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Name: Path
Class: Information disclosure / Path
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/24/2000 🔍
10/20/2000 +57 days 🔍
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11/17/2003 +1123 days 🔍
06/27/2014 +3875 days 🔍
05/16/2019 +1784 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0753 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0753
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15895
X-Force: 5508
SecurityFocus: 1631 - Microsoft Outlook Rich Text Format Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2865 - Microsoft Outlook Enables Sensitive Information, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2014 17:25
Updated: 05/16/2019 17:51
Changes: 06/27/2014 17:25 (59), 05/16/2019 17:51 (3)
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