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CVE-2001-0999
Outlook Express 6.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script by embedding SCRIPT tags in a message whose MIME content type is…
High7.5EPSS 12.3%
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- mitre
Description
Outlook Express 6.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script by embedding SCRIPT tags in a message whose MIME content type is text/plain, contrary to the expected behavior that text/plain messages will not run script.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.3% · top 3.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20010915 Proof-Of-Concept Perl Script for Bugtraq-ID: #3334 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 3334 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20010912 FREAK SHOW: Outlook Express 6.00 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- outlook-express-text-script-execution(7118) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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