CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2007-3897

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and earlier, and Windows Mail for Vista, allows remote Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) servers to execute arbitrary code via long NNTP responses that trigger memory corruption.

9.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

References
Link Resource
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=607 Broken Link
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25908 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018785 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018786 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27112 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3436 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1706 Third Party Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-056 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481983/100/100/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_mail:-:*:*:*:*:vista:*:*
Information

Published : 2007-10-09 10:17

Updated : 2019-10-09 10:53

NVD link : CVE-2007-3897

Mitre link : CVE-2007-3897

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer