CVE-2002-1255 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2002. Remote attackers can exploit this flaw by sending an email with a malformed header field, causing Outlook to repeatedly fail when accessed via POP3, IMAP, or WebDAV. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in partial availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code, and it's not on the KEV catalog, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2002:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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