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Vulnerability Report: Microsoft Outlook Express 6
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This vulnerability report for Microsoft Outlook Express 6 contains a complete overview of all Secunia advisories affecting it. You can use this vulnerability report to ensure that you are aware of all vulnerabilities, both patched and unpatched, affecting this product allowing you to take the necessary precautions.
If you have information about a new or an existing vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express 6 then you are more than welcome to contact us.
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Vendor, Links, and Unpatched Vulnerabilities
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Microsoft
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Product Link
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View Here (Link to external site)
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Affected By
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26 Secunia advisories
14 Vulnerabilities
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Monitor Product
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Unpatched
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23% (6 of 26 Secunia advisories)
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Most Critical Unpatched
The most severe unpatched Secunia advisory affecting Microsoft Outlook Express 6, with all vendor patches applied, is rated Moderately critical  .
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26 Secunia Advisories in 2003-2009
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Secunia has issued a total of 26 Secunia advisories in 2003-2009 for Microsoft Outlook Express 6. Currently, 23% (6 out of 26) are marked as unpatched with the most severe being rated Moderately critical
More information about the specific Secunia advisories affecting Microsoft Outlook Express 6 can be found below. Each Secunia advisory is enclosed by a box highlighted with a color representing its current patch status. You can read the complete Secunia advisories for thorough descriptions of the issues covered and for solution suggestions by clicking either the Secunia advisory title or the "Read More" links available for each Secunia advisory.
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Release Date:
2009-08-11 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA36187 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
Security Bypass
System access
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Where:
From remote |
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Short Description:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in various Windows components, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass security features or compromise a user's system. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2007-10-09 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA27112 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
System access
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Where:
From remote |
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Short Description:
VeriSign iDefense Labs has reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2007-06-12 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA25639 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
Security Bypass
Exposure of sensitive information
System access
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Where:
From remote |
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Short Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Microsoft Outlook Express and Windows Mail, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information and compromise a user's system. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2006-12-12 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA23311 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
System access
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Where:
From remote |
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Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Outlook Express, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2006-04-27 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19738 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
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From remote |
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Short Description:
codedreamer has discovered a vulnerability in Internet Explorer and Outlook Express, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2006-04-11 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA19617 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
System access
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Where:
From remote |
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Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Outlook Express, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2005-06-14 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA15695 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
System access
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Where:
From remote |
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Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Outlook Express, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2005-02-17 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA14304 |
Solution Status:
Unpatched |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
Security Bypass
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Where:
From remote |
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Short Description:
bitlance winter has discovered a weakness in Internet Explorer/Outlook Express, which can be exploited by malicious people to trick users into visiting a malicious web site by obfuscating URLs. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2004-10-29 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA13015 |
Solution Status:
Partial Fix |
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Impact:
Security Bypass
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From remote |
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Short Description:
Benjamin Tobias Franz has discovered a weakness in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to trick users into visiting a malicious website by obfuscating URLs. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2004-08-25 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA12376 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
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From remote |
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Short Description:
Juha-Matti Laurio has reported a weakness in Outlook Express, which may disclose email addresses in "BCC:" fields to other recipients. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2004-07-13 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA12038 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
DoS
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Where:
From remote |
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Short Description:
A weakness has been discovered in Microsoft Outlook Express 6, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). [Read More]
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Release Date:
2004-05-14 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA11607 |
Solution Status:
Unpatched |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
Security Bypass
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From remote |
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Short Description:
http-equiv has reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Express, allowing malicious people (e.g. spammers and phishers) to load arbitrary content into the email client. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2004-04-13 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA11067 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
System access
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From remote |
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Short Description:
A vulnerability has been discovered in Outlook Express, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system via websites or HTML emails. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2004-04-01 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA11273 |
Solution Status:
Unpatched |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
Security Bypass
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From remote |
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Short Description:
http-equiv has discovered a weakness in Internet Explorer, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to trick users into visiting a malicious website. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2003-05-26 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8841 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
Security Bypass
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From remote |
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Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Outlook Express, which can be exploited to bypass the file download security restriction. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2003-05-20 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8810 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
DoS
System access
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Where:
From remote |
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Short Description:
Two different vulnerabilities have been identified in multiple IMAP clients. On some systems it could be exploited to gain control of the client system. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2003-04-23 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8648 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
System access
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Where:
From remote |
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Short Description:
Microsoft has issued a patch for an older vulnerability in Outlook Express, which can be exploited by malicious people to perform certain actions on a user's system. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2003-02-25 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8147 |
Solution Status:
Unpatched |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
System access
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From remote |
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Short Description:
Microsoft issued MS02-015 last year to fix the codebase localPath vulnerability, this however was done in a flawed way, so that it still could be exploited in Internet Explorer in the "Local Zone" context. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2002-11-22 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA7579 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
System access
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From remote |
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Short Description:
Microsoft issued two advisories on 20th November 2002. It appears however that the vulnerabilities STILL exist to a certain extent. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2002-11-20 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA7567 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
System access
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Where:
From remote |
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Short Description:
Remote Data Services (RDS) which is part of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) contains a buffer overflow allowing attackers to run arbitrary code. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2002-10-30 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA7414 |
Solution Status:
Unpatched |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
Exposure of sensitive information
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Local system |
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Short Description:
A security issue has been reported in Microsoft Outlook Express 6, allowing malicious local users to view deleted emails. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2002-10-10 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA7272 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
System access
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Where:
From remote |
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Short Description:
Microsoft OutLook Express suffers a vulnerability allowing attackers to construct malicious S/MIME e-mails that may execute arbitrary code when viewed. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2002-09-12 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA7103 |
Solution Status:
Partial Fix |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
Security Bypass
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From remote |
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Short Description:
Using Outlook and Outlook Express, it is possible to send and receive message/partial emails, this means that an email can be split into multiple parts when sent and reassembled when received again. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2002-09-10 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA7086 |
Solution Status:
Unpatched |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
DoS
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Where:
From remote |
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Short Description:
It is possible to crash Outlook Express by sending an html email with a "a href" link that is longer than 4095 characters. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2002-09-09 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA7082 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
System access
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From remote |
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Short Description:
Jouko Pynnonen has reported multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Java implementation, which affects all versions of Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and Outlook. [Read More]
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Release Date:
2002-09-09 |
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA7084 |
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch |
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Criticality:
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Impact:
System access
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Where:
From remote |
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Short Description:
Internet Explorer versions 5.5 and 6.0 are vulnerable to a Cross Frame Scripting attack, which may allow execution of arbitrary code. [Read More]
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