Microsoft Outlook 2002 Header Field denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft Outlook 2002. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Header Field Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1255. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Outlook 2002 (Groupware Software). Affected is an unknown part of the component Header Field Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input 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 2002 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated failure) via an email message with a certain invalid header field that is accessed using POP3, IMAP, or WebDAV, aka "E-mail Header Processing Flaw Could Cause Outlook 2002 to Fail."

The weakness was presented 12/18/2002 as MS02-067 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is available at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-1255. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Applying the patch MS02-067 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10763), SecurityFocus (BID 6319†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4095†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MS02-067

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12/04/2002 🔍
12/18/2002 +14 days 🔍
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04/05/2004 +474 days 🔍
07/31/2014 +3769 days 🔍
05/20/2019 +1754 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS02-067
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1255 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1255
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19218
X-Force: 10763
SecurityFocus: 6319 - Microsoft Outlook 2002 Email Header Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4095 - [MS02-067] DoS in Microsoft Outlook 2002, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 17:11
Updated: 05/20/2019 18:29
Changes: 07/31/2014 17:11 (60), 05/20/2019 18:29 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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