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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 28, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1179

CVE-2002-1179

Description

Buffer overflow in the S/MIME Parsing capability in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a digitally signed email with a long "From" address, which triggers the overflow when the user views or previews the message.

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Affected products

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  • Microsoft/Outlook Express3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 5.5, 6.0

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