The MHTML protocol handler in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 through Outlook Express 6…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The MHTML protocol handler in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 through Outlook Express 6 SP1 allows remote attackers to bypass domain restrictions and execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated on Internet Explorer using script in a compiled help (CHM) file that references the InfoTech Storage (ITS) protocol handlers such as (1) ms-its, (2) ms-itss, (3) its, or (4) mk:@MSITStore, aka the "MHTML URL Processing Vulnerability."
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0380
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wv58-cxvm-2w2g
References
More Microsoft Outlook Express vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-03777 Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and earlier, and Windows Mail… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2005-01149 Stack-based buffer overflow in the news reader for Microsoft Outlook Express (MSOE.DLL)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-00777 Integer overflow in inetcomm.dll in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2, 6, and 6 SP1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2010-03008 Untrusted search path vulnerability in wab.exe 6.00.2900.5512 in Windows Address Book in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-03910 Argument injection vulnerability involving Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, when… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2001-01278 Internet Explorer 5.0 and 5.5, and Outlook Express 5.0 and 5.5, allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2004-0380 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0380 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wv58-cxvm-2w2g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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