Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 News Server information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component News Server. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-2226. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 (Mail Client Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component News Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. 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:

Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 leaks the default news server account when a user responds to a "watched" conversation thread, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

The bug was discovered 06/24/2005. The weakness was presented 07/12/2005 by Juha-Matti Laurio (Website). The advisory is shared at support.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2226 since 07/12/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 18 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18680 (MS KB900930: Microsoft Outlook Express Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (18680), SecurityFocus (BID 14225†), OSVDB (18241†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8618†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 18680
Nessus Name: MS KB900930: Microsoft Outlook Express Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: support.microsoft.com
Researcher: Juha-Matti Laurio
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2226 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2226
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25753
SecurityFocus: 14225 - Microsoft Outlook Express Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 18241 - Microsoft Outlook Express begin Keyword Message Handling DoS
Vulnerability Center: 8618 - DoS and Information Disclosure in Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0, 6.0 SP1, 6.0 SP2, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/07/2019 09:13
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (71), 06/07/2019 09:13 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:7EE:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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