CVE-2000-0524 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express. Remote attackers can trigger this by sending email messages with blank fields such as BCC, Reply-To, Return-Path, or From. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit tools like Metasploit or ExploitDB entries. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, which is typical for a vulnerability of this age and impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
97CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.