CVE-2002-1255 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause Microsoft Outlook 2002 to fail repeatedly by sending emails with invalid header fields via POP3, IMAP, or WebDAV.
- 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-2002-1255?
CVE-2002-1255 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, published on 1 Sep 2004. 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 2002 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated failure) via an email message with a certain invalid header field that is accessed using POP3, IMAP, or WebDAV, aka "E-mail Header Processing Flaw Could Cause Outlook 2002 to Fail."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1255?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Outlook.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1255?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1255 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-2002-1255 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1255 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Outlook
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cfqw-5mpw-c722.