CVE-2003-1378 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary programs via malicious HTML emails in Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express when the security zone is set to Internet.
- 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-2003-1378?
CVE-2003-1378 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook, published on 19 Oct 2007. 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 Express 6.0 and Outlook 2000, with the security zone set to Internet Zone, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via an HTML email with the CODEBASE parameter set to the program, a vulnerability similar to CAN-2002-0077.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1378?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1378?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1378 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2003-1378 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1378 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Outlook
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rx6q-7jmv-mc9j.