CVE-1999-1164 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause Microsoft Outlook to hang by sending multiple emails with identical X-UIDL headers, resulting in a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1164?
CVE-1999-1164 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft Outlook client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending multiple email messages with the same X-UIDL headers, which causes Outlook to hang.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1164?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1164?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1164 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-1999-1164 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1164 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Outlook
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f498-r72q-hr69.