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Vulnerability in Outlook could allow code execution (828040) Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary Acertains the version of OutLook.exe
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Synopsis :
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through the email client.
Description :
The remote host is running a version of outlook which is vulnerable to a bug
which may allow Internet Explorer to execute script code in the Local Machine
zone and therefore let a possible hacker execute arbitrary programs on this host.
To exploit this bug, a possible hacker would need to send an special HTML message to
a user of this host.
Solution :
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2002 and XP :
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-009.mspx
Threat Level:
High / CVSS Base Score : 8
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:C/A:C/I:C/B:N)
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