HIGH
Stack-based buffer overflow in the news reader for Microsoft Outlook Express (MSOE.DLL) 5.5 SP2, 6, and 6 SP1 allows remote malicious NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a LIST response with a long second field
Published Jun 14, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 73.96%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the news reader for Microsoft Outlook Express (MSOE.DLL) 5.5 SP2, 6, and 6 SP1 allows remote malicious NNTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a LIST response with a long second field.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 5.5
- 6.0
- 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.
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.
73.96% 0.73961
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.73961
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 | 73.96% (0.73961) | 99.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 73.96% (0.73961) | 99.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 82.57% (0.82572) | 99.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 83.91% (0.83908) | 99.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 86.16% (0.86156) | 99.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 83.09% (0.83095) | 99.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.36% (0.97357) | 99.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2024 | 97.36% (0.97357) | 99.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 97.38% (0.97381) | 99.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.36% (0.97363) | 99.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 73.37% (0.73368) | 99.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 73.37% (0.73368) | 99.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014200 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=263&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/130614 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13951 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-030 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1088 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A167 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A989 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014200 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=263&type=vulnerabilities | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/130614 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13951 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2005/ms05-030 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1088 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A167 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A989 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Jun 14, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 22, 2005
Link CVE-2005-1213
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a