CVE-2002-2164 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long <A HREF> link.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.39342.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:::::::*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Outlook Express Subscribe

Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0082.html
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/291058
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10067.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5682

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-11-16T21:17:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:38:25.449Z

Reserved: 2005-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-2164

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-2164

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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