CVE-2004-0501

Medium

Description

Outlook 2003 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and cause Outlook to request a URL from a remote site via an HTML e-mail message containing a Vector Markup Language (VML) entity whose src parameter points to the remote site, which could allow remote attackers to know when a message has been read, verify valid e-mail addresses, and possibly leak other information.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability97. percentile18.7%
ProductMicrosoft Outlook
PublishedAug 18, 2004
First seenAug 18, 2004

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft outlook2003—

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CVE-2004-0501 · Microsoft Outlook · Dark Radar