CVE-2004-0501
5.0 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2004-0501 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft outlook. It was published on August 18, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
Outlook 2003 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and cause Outlook to request a URL from a remote site via an HTML e-mail message containing a Vector Markup Language (VML) entity whose src parameter points to the remote site, which could allow remote attackers to know when a message has been read, verify valid e-mail addresses, and possibly leak other information.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update outlook to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
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References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2004-0501?
CVE-2004-0501 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting microsoft outlook. It was published on August 18, 2004 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2004-0501?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2004-0501?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from microsoft. Update outlook to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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