Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 and Outlook 2000, with the security zone set to Internet…
Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 and Outlook 2000, with the security zone set to Internet Zone, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via an HTML email with the CODEBASE parameter set to the program, a vulnerability similar to CAN-2002-0077.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.15583 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 sp2 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2000 sr1 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sp2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2000 sr1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1378
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rx6q-7jmv-mc9j
References
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More Microsoft Outlook vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09240 Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-17652 Microsoft Outlook Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2007-00655 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003, and 2004 for Mac, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-08726 Memory corruption in Microsoft Outlook KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2015-01471 Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2006-04695 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Vector Graphics Rendering engine (vgx.dll), as used in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2003-1378 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-1378 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rx6q-7jmv-mc9j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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