HIGH
Buffer overflow in VCard handler in Outlook 2000 and 98, and Outlook Express 5.x, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed vCard birthday field
Published Apr 4, 2001
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.70%
Description
Buffer overflow in VCard handler in Outlook 2000 and 98, and Outlook Express 5.x, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed vCard birthday field.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.70% 0.06699
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06699
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.70% (0.06699) | 93.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.70% (0.06699) | 93.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 11.76% (0.11760) | 93.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.72% (0.09723) | 92.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.74% (0.10739) | 88.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.72% (0.09723) | 92.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 62.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 61.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 59.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.88% (0.03884) | 85.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.88% (0.03884) | 84.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.88% (0.03884) | 67.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2001/a022301-1.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ATSTAKEPatchVendor Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-012 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2001/a022301-1.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ATSTAKEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-012 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 4, 2001
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 10, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0145
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a