CVE-2001-0999

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7118

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2001-0981

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3334

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/214453

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/213754

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-09-12

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.12292

Detections

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