CVE-2004-0501

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Published Jun 3, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 18.7% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 18.7% (18.741% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108430168919965&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108637351805607&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=108644231209698&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10323
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16116

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Outlook

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:17 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 3, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:17 AM
Reserved: May 27, 2004, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 18, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM

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