{
    "id": "CVE-2002-1179",
    "published": "2002-10-28 05:00:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 21:58:53",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Buffer overflow in the S/MIME Parsing capability in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a digitally signed email with a long \"From\" address, which triggers the overflow when the user views or previews the message.",
    "epss_score": "0.22077",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97595",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 18:17:03",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "outlook_express"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "21932",
            "title": "Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5/6.0 - S/MIME Buffer Overflow",
            "date": "2002-10-10",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21932"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103435413105661&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429637822920&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429681123297&w=2",
        "http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10338.php",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5944",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-058",
        "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103435413105661&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429637822920&w=2",
        "http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=103429681123297&w=2",
        "http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10338.php",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5944",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-058"
    ]
}