Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1033 (CCN-8926)

Assigned:1999-05-11
Published:1999-05-11
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:Microsoft Outlook Express before 4.72.3612.1700 allows a malicious user to send a message that contains a .., which can inadvertently cause Outlook to re-enter POP3 command mode and cause the POP3 session to hang.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 11 May 1999 10:58:41 +0200
Outlook Express Win98 bug

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed, 12 May 1999 10:59:46 +0200
Outlook Express Win98 bug, addition.

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1033

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19990511 Outlook Express Win98 bug

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19990512 Outlook Express Win98 bug, addition.

Source: CCN
Type: Microsoft Corporation Web site
Outlook Express

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 11415
Microsoft Outlook Express Forced POP3 Command Mode DoS

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
252

Source: CCN
Type: BID-252
Outlook Express POP Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
outlook-pop3-dot-dos(8926)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook_express:4.27.3110.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook_express:4.72.3120.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.72.3612.1700)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook_express:4.72.3120.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft outlook express 4.27.3110.1
    microsoft outlook express 4.72.3120.0
    microsoft outlook express *
    microsoft outlook express 4.72.3120.0