# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jun 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3gjx-5wwv-5mvf

## 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: 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:

- Microsoft Outlook 97/98/2000/4/5 - Address Book Spoofing (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Outlook

- [CVE-2017-11774](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11774/): Microsoft Office Outlook Security Feature Bypass (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2001-0538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0538/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-3870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3870/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-2728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2728/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-0266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0266/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-1088 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-1088 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Outlook. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1088/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1088/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1088
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1088
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-1088

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