CVE-2001-1088: microsoft outlook
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2001-1088 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft outlook. EPSS estimates a 19.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 25-06-2002PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Microsoft Outlook 8.5 and earlier, and Outlook Express 5 and earlier, with the "Automatically put people I reply to in my address book" option enabled, do not notify the user when the "Reply-To" address is different than the "From" address, which could allow an untrusted remote attacker to spoof legitimate addresses and intercept email from the client that is intended for another user.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
19.71%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 19.71% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Microsoft Outlook 97/98/2000/4/5 - Address Book Spoofing
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft2 products
- outlook97 | 98 | 2000
- outlook_express4.0 | 4.5 | 4.27.3110 | 4.72.2106 | 4.72.3120.0 | 4.72.3612 | 5.0 | 5.5
1 vendor · 2 products
References
4 links
support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3BEN-US%3Bq234241X Refsource CONFIRM