CVE-2008-5424 (GCVE-0-2008-5424)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-12-11 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:56
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Summary
The MimeOleClearDirtyTree function in InetComm.dll in Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages with many MIME parts and possibly (2) e-mail messages with many "Content-type: message/rfc822;" headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large e-mail message, a related issue to CVE-2006-1173.
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