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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 Update for Outlook Express (837009) Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Cumulative Update for Outlook Express (837009) |
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Checks for ms04-013 Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the web client. Description : The remote host has a version of Outlook express which has a bug in its MHTML URL processor, which may permit a possible hacker to execute arbitrary code on this host. To exploit this flaw, a possible hacker would need to send a malformed email to a user of this host using Outlook, or would need to lure him into visiting a rogue website. Solution : Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP and 2003 : http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-013.mspx Network Security Threat Level: High / CVSS Base Score : 8 (AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:C/A:C/I:C/B:N) Networks Security ID: 9105, 9107, 9658 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2007 Tenable Network Security |
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