CVE-2001-0999 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00 where remote attackers could execute arbitrary script. This was possible by embedding SCRIPT tags within a text/plain email, bypassing the expected security control that plain text messages should not execute code. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a high-impact attack with low complexity, potentially leading to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score is low, suggesting a low probability of exploitation, there is no public exploit intelligence available, and the vulnerability has not garnered significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
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.