CVE-2001-0945 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express versions 5.0 through 5.02 for Macintosh. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service by sending an email containing an excessively long line. The vulnerability is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating it can be exploited over a network with low complexity and without authentication, leading to a partial impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.