First published: Sun Dec 31 2006(Updated: )
Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2002, and 2003 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and interrupted mail recovery) via malformed e-mail header information, possibly related to (1) long subject lines or (2) large numbers of recipients in To or CC headers.
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Outlook | =2000 | |
Microsoft Office | =2000-sp3 | |
Microsoft Office | =xp-sp3 | |
Microsoft Outlook | =2002 | |
Microsoft Outlook | =2003 | |
Microsoft Office | =2003-sp2 |
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CVE-2006-1305 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability that can lead to denial of service.
To fix CVE-2006-1305, it is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of Microsoft Outlook or apply patches released by Microsoft.
CVE-2006-1305 affects Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2002, and 2003.
CVE-2006-1305 can be exploited via malformed email header information, such as long subject lines and excessive recipients.
Exploitation of CVE-2006-1305 can result in memory exhaustion and interruption of mail recovery.