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CVE-2007-3897 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=607 CVEBroken Link
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-056 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27112 CVEThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018785 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018786 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
microsoft outlook express
<= 6.0
6.0 sp1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_express:6.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
microsoft windows mail
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_mail:-:*:*:*:*:vista:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-3897
NVD Published Date:
Oct 9, 2007
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2007-3897 Details - Not Deferred