CVE-2007-3897

N/A
Published: October 9, 2007 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:42 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorOutlook ExpressWindows Mail

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 55%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (11)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/27112
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018785
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018786
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481983/100/100/threaded
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_HPThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25908
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.html

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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