CVE-2004-2482
Microsoft Outlook 2000 and 2003, when configured to use Microsoft Word 2000 or 2003 as the e-mail editor and when forwarding e-mail, does not properly handle an opening OBJECT tag that does not have a closing OBJECT tag, which causes Outlook to…
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Description
Microsoft Outlook 2000 and 2003, when configured to use Microsoft Word 2000 or 2003 as the e-mail editor and when forwarding e-mail, does not properly handle an opening OBJECT tag that does not have a closing OBJECT tag, which causes Outlook to automatically download the URI in the data property of the OBJECT tag and might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 12.76% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/outlook
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12041
- http://www.osvdb.org/7769
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/368492Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10683
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16663
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12041
- http://www.osvdb.org/7769
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/368492Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10683
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16663
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.