9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2007-3897
Microsoft Outlook Express 6 Windows Mail Heap Buffer Overflow
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 and earlier, and Windows Mail for Vista, allows remote Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) servers to execute arbitrary code via long NNTP responses that trigger memory corruption.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 9, 2007, 10:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 10:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-3897 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft windows_mail
2 Microsoft outlook_express
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-3897.

URL Resource
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=607 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/27112 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018785 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018786 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481983/100/100/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25908 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3436 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-056 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1706 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-3897 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-3897 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=607 No Types Assigned http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=607 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3436 Vendor Advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3436 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-056 No Types Assigned https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-056 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25908 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25908 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/27112 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/27112 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1018786 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1018786 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1018785 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1018785 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481983/100/100/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481983/100/100/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1706 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1706 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_mail:unversioned:*:vista:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_mail:-:*:*:*:*:vista:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/481983/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481983/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-056.mspx [Exploit, Patch]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-056 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1706 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1706 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

95.12 }} -0.77%

score

0.99363

percentile

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