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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Windows : Microsoft Bulletins >> Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (823353) Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (823353) |
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Checks for ms04-018 over the registry Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : It is possible to crash the remote email client. Description : The remote host is missing a cumulative security update for Outlook Express which fixes a denial of service vulnerability in the Outlook Express mail client. To exploit this vulnerability, a possible hacker would need to send a malformed message to a victim on the remote host. The message will crash her version of Outlook, thus preventing her from reading her e-mail. Solution : Microsoft has released a set of patches for Outlook Express : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-018.mspx Network Security Threat Level: Medium / CVSS Base Score : 4 (AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:N/A:C/I:N/B:A) Networks Security ID: 10711 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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