CVE-2003-0301 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote malicious IMAP servers can crash Outlook Express via integer overflow errors in literal size handling, requiring user interaction to connect.

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-2003-0301?

CVE-2003-0301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 May 2003. 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

The IMAP Client for Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 allows remote malicious IMAP servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain large literal size values that cause either integer signedness errors or integer overflow errors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-0301?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Outlook Express.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0301?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-0301 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2003-0301 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-0301 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4jf5-prwh-5c2c.

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