CVE-2005-2226 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2005-2226?

CVE-2005-2226 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jul 2005. 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 leaks the default news server account when a user responds to a "watched" conversation thread, which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2226?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Outlook Express.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2226?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2226 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-2226 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2226 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2004-0380 Security feature bypass in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-3147 Path traversal in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2010-0816 Integer overflow in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2007-3897 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2001-1547 Security feature bypass in n/a High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-96wg-fpj2-qvcg.