CVE-2001-1088 Other in n/a
Attackers can spoof email addresses to intercept replies if users enable automatic address book updates, bypassing sender verification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1088?
CVE-2001-1088 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, published on 25 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Microsoft Outlook 8.5 and earlier, and Outlook Express 5 and earlier, with the "Automatically put people I reply to in my address book" option enabled, do not notify the user when the "Reply-To" address is different than the "From" address, which could allow an untrusted remote attacker to spoof legitimate addresses and intercept email from the client that is intended for another user.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1088?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1088?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1088 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-1088 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1088 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Outlook
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gjx-5wwv-5mvf.