CVE-2001-0538

Description

Microsoft Outlook View ActiveX Control in Microsoft Outlook 2002 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious HTML e-mail message or web page.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 68.32% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory microsoft.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99496431214078&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3025	vdb entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-038	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6831	vdb entry
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-113.shtml	third party advisory government resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/131569	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0107&L=ntbugtraq&F=P&S=&P=862	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0538?: CVE-2001-0538 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0538?: To fix CVE-2001-0538, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0538 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-0538 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~68% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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