CVE Database · CVE-2002-1179
CVSS v3.1
N/A
EPSS
20.22%
Published
Oct 28, 2002
Modified
Apr 15, 2026
Public PoC / Exploit (2)
All weaponized →Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.
Description
Buffer overflow in the S/MIME Parsing capability in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a digitally signed email with a long "From" address, which triggers the overflow when the user views or previews the message.
References (12)
