CVE-2001-1088

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Summary

CVECVE-2001-1088
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2001-06-05 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionMicrosoft Outlook 8.5 and earlier, and Outlook Express 5 and earlier, with the "Automatically put people I reply to in my address book" option enabled, do not notify the user when the "Reply-To" address is different than the "From" address, which could allow an untrusted remote attacker to spoof legitimate addresses and intercept email from the client that is intended for another user.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Outlook 2000 All All All
Application Microsoft Outlook 97 All All All
Application Microsoft Outlook 98 All All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 4.27.3110 All All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 4.5 All All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106 All All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3120.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3612 All All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 All All All
Application Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Microsoft Outlook Express Address Book Spoofing Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus Mail List Archive af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Vendor Advisory
XCLN: Outlook & Outlook Express Don't Notify User When Reply To Address Differs from the From Address af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.microsoft.com
XCLN: Outlook & Outlook Express Don't Notify User When Reply To Address Differs from the From Address MITRE support.microsoft.com
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