Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 9, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2007-3897
CVE-2007-3897
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and earlier, and Windows Mail for Vista, allows remote Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) servers to execute arbitrary code via long NNTP responses that trigger memory corruption.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.0
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_mail:-:*:*:*:*:vista:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
11- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-056nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/27112nvdThird Party Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481983/100/100/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25908nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3436nvdPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1706nvdThird Party Advisory
- labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvdBroken Link
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