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TI-2008-05164 Aliases CVE-2008-5424GHSA-phxj-wq6j-j348

The MimeOleClearDirtyTree function in InetComm.dll in Microsoft Outlook Express…

Priority LOW 34CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.12258 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.00.2900.5512:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.00.2900.5512VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.00.2900.5512:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.00.2900.5512 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5424
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-phxj-wq6j-j348

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2004-00347 The MHTML protocol handler in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 through Outlook Express 6… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • 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
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Sources

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