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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 11, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-5424

CVE-2008-5424

Description

The MimeOleClearDirtyTree function in InetComm.dll in Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages with many MIME parts and possibly (2) e-mail messages with many "Content-type: message/rfc822;" headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large e-mail message, a related issue to CVE-2006-1173.

Affected products

2
  • Microsoft/Outlook Express2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.00.2900.5512:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.00.2900.5512:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 6.00.2900.5512

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