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    CVE-2002-1056

    Microsoft Outlook 2000 and 2002, when configured to use Microsoft Word as the email editor, does not block scripts that are used while editing email messages in HTML or Rich Text Format (RTF), which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via an email that the user forwards or replies to.

    Published:May 16, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Jun 25, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.16381
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Outlook
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Word

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101760380418890&w=2
    http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/265621
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8708.php
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4397
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-021
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A205
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A429
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101760380418890&w=2
    http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/265621
    http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8708.php
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4397
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-021
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A205
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A429

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High