CVE-2001-1547 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 where the "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus" setting fails to block malicious attachments in forwarded emails. This oversight allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a user's system. The vulnerability is rated as High severity with a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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
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