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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 16, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1056

CVE-2002-1056

Description

Microsoft Outlook 2000 and 2002, when configured to use Microsoft Word as the email editor, does not block scripts that are used while editing email messages in HTML or Rich Text Format (RTF), which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via an email that the user forwards or replies to.

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Affected products

7
  • Microsoft/Outlook3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 2000,2002
  • Microsoft/Word4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2000:sr1a:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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