MEDIUM
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed e-mail header
Published Jul 14, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 15.63%
Description
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed e-mail header.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- n/a
- 6.0
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 2
- s3400
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.
15.63% 0.15634
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.15634
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.63% (0.15634) | 96.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.63% (0.15634) | 96.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2026 | 39.07% (0.39071) | 97.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2025 | 44.46% (0.44462) | 97.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 47.74% (0.47745) | 97.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 8, 2025 | 44.46% (0.44462) | 97.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 33.51% (0.33508) | 96.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 44.53% (0.44530) | 96.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 33.51% (0.33508) | 96.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.92% (0.03919) | 91.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.97% (0.05967) | 93.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 20, 2024 | 6.14% (0.06139) | 92.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 4.57% (0.04574) | 91.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.52% (0.02523) | 88.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.17% (0.10169) | 94.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.17% (0.10169) | 94.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.17% (0.10169) | 87.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/869640 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-018 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16585 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1950 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2137 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2657 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3376 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/869640 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-196A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-018 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16585 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1950 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2137 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A2657 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A3376 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 14, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 11, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0215
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a