7.5

CVE-2001-0999: microsoft outlook_express

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 02-02-2002Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2001-0999 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft outlook_express. EPSS estimates a 12.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
12.29%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-02-2002
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Outlook Express 6.00 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script by embedding SCRIPT tags in a message whose MIME content type is text/plain, contrary to the expected behavior that text/plain messages will not run script.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

12.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 12.29% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
12.29%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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