CVE-2008-1448 describes an information disclosure vulnerability affecting Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 SP2, 6 through SP1, and Windows Mail. The MHTML protocol handler incorrectly assigns the Internet Explorer Security Zone to UNC share pathnames, allowing remote attackers to bypass access restrictions. This medium-complexity attack, requiring no authentication, could lead to complete confidentiality compromise by enabling arbitrary file reading. Despite its high FAUCET Risk Score of 96/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.5:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_mail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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