| Vulnerability Name: | CCN-11507 | ||||||
| Published: | 2003-03-09 | ||||||
| Updated: | 2003-03-09 | ||||||
| Summary: | Microsoft Internet Explorer is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by a vulnerability in processing malformed .mht files. By creating a malformed .mht file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system, once the victim views the malformed .mht file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending the .mht file to a victim in an email or hosting it on a Web page.
Note: A victim must have Outlook Express installed on their system for this vulnerability to be exploited. | ||||||
| CVSS v3 Severity: | 7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
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| CVSS v2 Severity: | 7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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| Vulnerability Consequences: | Gain Access | ||||||
| References: | Source: CCN Type: VulnWatch Mailing List, Sun Mar 09 2003 - 22:13:14 CST .MHT Buffer Overflow in Internet Explorer Source: CCN Type: BID-7057 Microsoft Internet Explorer .MHT File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Source: XF Type: UNKNOWN ie-mht-bo(11507) | ||||||
| Vulnerable Configuration: | Configuration CCN 1: Denotes that component is vulnerable | ||||||
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