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    CVE-2007-3897

    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.

    Published:Oct 9, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 9, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.64036
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Outlook Express
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Mail

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=607
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27112
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1018785
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1018786
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481983/100/100/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25908
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3436
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-056
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1706
    http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=607
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27112
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1018785
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1018786
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481983/100/100/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482366/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25908
    http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-282A.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3436
    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2007/ms07-056
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1706

    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