CVE-2002-2164

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Microsoft

CVSS v3 Base Score

5.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Score

39.3%

Exploitation probability in 30 days

Top 3% most likely to be exploited

Attack Characteristics

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Published: December 31, 2002 (8535 days ago)

Last Modified: April 16, 2026

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long <A HREF> link.

NVD-CWE-Other

microsoft outlook express