Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2002-0285 (CCN-8198)

Assigned:2002-02-12
Published:2002-02-12
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary:Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0 on Windows treats a carriage return ("CR") in a message header as if it were a valid carriage return/line feed combination (CR/LF), which could allow remote attackers to bypass virus protection and or other filtering mechanisms via a mail message with headers that only contain the CR, which causes Outlook to create separate headers.
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)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Feb 12 2002 - 15:06:29 CST
Outlook will see non-existing attachments

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2002-0285

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20020212 Outlook will see non-existing attachments

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
outlook-express-return-bypass(8198)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 11419
Microsoft Outlook Express Header Carriage Return Filter Bypass

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
4092

Source: CCN
Type: BID-4092
Outlook Express Attachment Carriage Return/Linefeed Encapsulation Filtering Bypass Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
outlook-express-return-bypass(8198)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    microsoft outlook express 5.5
    microsoft outlook express 6.0
    microsoft outlook express 5.5
    microsoft outlook express 6.0