MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long <A HREF> link
Published Nov 16, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 21.91%
Description
Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long <A HREF> link.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.5
- 6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
21.91% 0.21911
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.21911
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 21.91% (0.21911) | 97.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 21.91% (0.21911) | 97.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 39.34% (0.39342) | 97.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 19, 2025 | 35.77% (0.35768) | 96.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 30.06% (0.30063) | 96.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 40.45% (0.40446) | 96.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 30.03% (0.30032) | 96.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.01% (0.04012) | 92.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 4.01% (0.04012) | 92.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 5.05% (0.05051) | 93.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2024 | 37.06% (0.37057) | 97.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 39.32% (0.39317) | 97.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 37.51% (0.37512) | 97.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 33.68% (0.33685) | 97.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 29.59% (0.29593) | 96.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 26.40% (0.26399) | 96.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 22.92% (0.22921) | 96.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 20.42% (0.20416) | 96.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2023 | 10.91% (0.10912) | 94.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 10.53% (0.10531) | 94.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 25.60% (0.25598) | 97.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 25.60% (0.25598) | 95.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0082.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatch
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/291058 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10067.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5682 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0082.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatch | |
| http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/291058 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10067.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5682 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 16, 2005
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Nov 16, 2005
Link CVE-2002-2164
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a