Vulnerabilities > CVE-2004-0215

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
avaya
microsoft
nessus

Summary

Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed e-mail header.

Nessus

NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
NASL idSMB_NT_MS04-018.NASL
descriptionThe remote host is missing a cumulative security update for Outlook Express that fixes a denial of service vulnerability in the Outlook Express mail client. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to send a malformed message to a victim on the remote host. The message will crash the version of Outlook, thus preventing the user from reading email.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id13643
published2004-07-13
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/13643
titleMS04-018: Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (823353)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
 script_id(13643);
 script_version("1.38");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:29");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0215");
 script_bugtraq_id(10711);
 script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"869640");
 script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS04-018");
 script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"823353");

 script_name(english:"MS04-018: Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (823353)");
 script_summary(english:"Checks for ms04-018 over the registry");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:"It is possible to crash the remote email client.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is missing a cumulative security update for Outlook
Express that fixes a denial of service vulnerability in the Outlook
Express mail client.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to send a
malformed message to a victim on the remote host.  The message will
crash the version of Outlook, thus preventing the user from reading
email.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2004/ms04-018");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Microsoft has released a set of patches for Outlook Express.");
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/07/13");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2004/07/13");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/07/13");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows");
 script_end_attributes();

 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

 script_dependencies("smb_nt_ms05-030.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl");
 script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
 script_require_ports(139, 445, 'Host/patch_management_checks');
 exit(0);
}

include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");


include("misc_func.inc");
get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");

bulletin = 'MS04-018';
kb = '823353';

kbs = make_list(kb);
if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

if ( get_kb_item("SMB/897715") ) exit(0);
if ( hotfix_check_sp(nt:7, win2k:5, xp:2, win2003:1) <= 0 ) exit(0);
if ( hotfix_missing(name:"KB823353") <= 0 ) exit(0);
if ( hotfix_missing(name:"KB823353") <= 0 ) exit(0);


version = get_kb_item ("SMB/OutlookExpress/MSOE.dll/Version");
if (!version)
  exit (0);

port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");
if(!port) port = 139;

v = split (version, sep:".", keep:FALSE);
flag = 0;

if ( v[0] == 5 )
	{
	 if ( (v[0] == 5 && v[1] < 50) ||
	      (v[0] == 5 && v[1] == 50 && v[2] < 4942) ||
	      (v[0] == 5 && v[1] == 50 && v[2] == 4942 && v[3] < 400 ) ) { {
 set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/MS04-018", value:TRUE);
 hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
 hotfix_security_warning();
 }flag ++; }
	}
else if ( v[0] == 6 )
	{
	 if ( ( v[0] == 6 && v[1] == 0 && v[2] < 2742) ||
	      ( v[0] == 6 && v[1] == 0 && v[2] == 2742 && v[3] < 2600 ) ) { {
 set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/MS04-018", value:TRUE);
 hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
 hotfix_security_warning();
 }flag ++; }

	 else if ( ( v[0] == 6 && v[1] == 0 && v[2] > 2742 && v[2] < 2800) ||
	           ( v[0] == 6 && v[1] == 0 && v[2] == 2800 && v[3] < 1437 ) ) { {
 set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/MS04-018", value:TRUE);
 hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
 hotfix_security_warning();
 }flag ++; }

	 else if( ( v[0] == 6 && v[1] == 0 && v[2] > 2800 && v[2] < 3790 ) ||
	          ( v[0] == 6 && v[1] == 0 && v[2] == 3790 && v[3] < 181 ) ) { {
 set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/MS04-018", value:TRUE);
 hotfix_add_report(bulletin:bulletin, kb:kb);
 hotfix_security_warning();
 }flag ++; }
	}

if ( flag == 0)
  set_kb_item (name:"SMB/KB823353", value:TRUE);

Oval

  • accepted2007-11-13T12:01:03.958-05:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameJonathan Baker
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameDaniel Tarnu
      organizationGFI Software
    • nameJeff Cheng
      organizationOpsware, Inc.
    • nameJeff Cheng
      organizationOpsware, Inc.
    descriptionMicrosoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed e-mail header.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:1950
    statusaccepted
    submitted2004-08-26T08:05:00.000-04:00
    titleMicrosoft Outlook Express v6,SP1 Malformed Email Header Denial of Service
    version67
  • accepted2007-11-13T12:01:06.364-05:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameJonathan Baker
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameDaniel Tarnu
      organizationGFI Software
    • nameJeff Cheng
      organizationOpsware, Inc.
    • nameJeff Cheng
      organizationOpsware, Inc.
    descriptionMicrosoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed e-mail header.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:2137
    statusaccepted
    submitted2004-08-26T08:06:00.000-04:00
    titleOutlook Express v5.5,SP2 Malformed Email Header Denial of Service
    version67
  • accepted2007-11-13T12:01:09.610-05:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameJonathan Baker
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameChristine Walzer
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameDaniel Tarnu
      organizationGFI Software
    • nameJeff Cheng
      organizationOpsware, Inc.
    • nameJeff Cheng
      organizationOpsware, Inc.
    descriptionMicrosoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed e-mail header.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:2657
    statusaccepted
    submitted2004-08-26T12:00:00.000-04:00
    titleOutlook Express v6.0 for Server 2003 Malformed Email Header Denial of Service
    version67
  • accepted2011-05-16T04:02:45.548-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameJonathan Baker
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameChristine Walzer
      organizationThe MITRE Corporation
    • nameDaniel Tarnu
      organizationGFI Software
    • nameJeff Cheng
      organizationOpsware, Inc.
    • nameJeff Cheng
      organizationOpsware, Inc.
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    • nameSudhir Gandhe
      organizationTelos
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    descriptionMicrosoft Outlook Express 5.5 and 6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed e-mail header.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:3376
    statusaccepted
    submitted2004-08-26T08:07:00.000-04:00
    titleMicrosoft Outlook Express v6.0 (WinXP) Malformed Email Header Denial of Service
    version72