CVE-2008-5424

The MimeOleClearDirtyTree function in InetComm.dll in Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages…

published December 11, 2008

CVSS
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EPSS
12%
Percentile
96.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The MimeOleClearDirtyTree function in InetComm.dll in Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages with many MIME parts and possibly (2) e-mail messages with many "Content-type: message/rfc822;" headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large e-mail message, a related issue to CVE-2006-1173.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.12258 · 96.2th percentile
Published
2008-12-11T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 DEC 15:00Z
    The MimeOleClearDirtyTree function in InetComm.dll in Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages…
    cvelistv5