Microsoft Outlook 2002 View ActiveX Control HTML Email privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Outlook 2002. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component View ActiveX Control. This manipulation as part of HTML Email causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0538. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Outlook 2002 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component View ActiveX Control. The manipulation as part of a HTML Email leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft Outlook View ActiveX Control in Microsoft Outlook 2002 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious HTML e-mail message or web page.

The weakness was released 08/14/2001 by Georgi Guninski as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0538. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6831), Exploit-DB (21004), SecurityFocus (BID 3025†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2844†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/12/2001 🔍
08/14/2001 +33 days 🔍
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11/13/2003 +821 days 🔍
07/07/2014 +3889 days 🔍
04/06/2025 +3925 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Georgi Guninski
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0538 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0538
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17161
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X-Force: 6831
SecurityFocus: 3025 - Microsoft Outlook Unauthorized Email Access Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2844 - [MS01-038] Microsoft Outlook View ActiveX Control Allows Code Execution, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 00:24
Updated: 04/06/2025 00:43
Changes: 07/08/2014 00:24 (59), 05/16/2019 17:23 (3), 12/30/2024 15:11 (17), 04/06/2025 00:43 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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