CVE-1999-1164

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Published Sep 12, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 13.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Outlook client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending multiple email messages with the same X-UIDL headers, which causes Outlook to hang.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:97:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:98:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2000:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1145	Microsoft Outlook client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending multiple email messages with the same X-UIDL headers, which causes Outlook to hang.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 13.2% (13.227% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93041631215856&w=2

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Outlook Outlook Express

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 12, 2001, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 5:02 PM
Reserved: Aug 31, 2001, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:49 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 25, 1999, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:49 PM

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