CVE-2000-0621 describes a "Cache Bypass" vulnerability affecting Microsoft Outlook 98, 2000, and Outlook Express 4.0x and 5.0x. This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on a user's system through a specially crafted HTML email that bypasses the cache. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
97CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
98CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:98:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.