CVE-2007-3897 (GCVE-0-2007-3897)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2007-10-09 22:00
Modified
2024-08-07 14:37
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
secure@microsoft.com http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=607 Broken Link
secure@microsoft.com http://secunia.com/advisories/27112 Third Party Advisory
secure@microsoft.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1018785 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1018786 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481983/100/100/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25908 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
secure@microsoft.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3436 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
secure@microsoft.com https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-056 Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.com https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1706 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=607 Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/27112 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://securitytracker.com/id?1018785 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://securitytracker.com/id?1018786 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481983/100/100/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25908 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3436 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-056 Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1706 Third Party Advisory
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