# CVE-2008-1448: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via MHTML URI redirection due to incorrect Internet Explorer Security Zone assignment in Outlook Express and Windows Mail.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 13 Aug 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8xj3-mf49-rfmm

## What is CVE-2008-1448?

CVE-2008-1448 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Aug 2008. 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 MHTML protocol handler in a component of Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2 and 6 through SP1, and Windows Mail, does not assign the correct Internet Explorer Security Zone to UNC share pathnames, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and read arbitrary files via an mhtml: URI in conjunction with a redirection, aka "URL Parsing Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1448?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Windows Mail.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1448?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1448 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-1448 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1448 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2004-0380](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0380/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3147/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-0816](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0816/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-3897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3897/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2001-1547](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1547/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1448 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1448 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1448 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2008-1448/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1448/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1448
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1448
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1448

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