CVE-2007-3897

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
64.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 2% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: October 9, 2007 (6791 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

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.

CWE

CWE-119

Affected Products

microsoft outlook expressmicrosoft windows mail

References

🔗 labs.idefense.com 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 securitytracker.com 🔗 securitytracker.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com