SMTP: DHTML Object Handling Race Condition

This signature detects e-mail containing a malicious HTML document. Attackers can create a malicious HTML formatted e-mail that exploits a race condition vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook.

Extended Description

A vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of users visiting malicious Web sites. This issue presents itself the affected application attempts to process certain script objects, a race condition may lead to the execution of attacker-supplied code.

Affected Products

Microsoft internet_explorer

Short Name
SMTP:OUTLOOK:DHTML-HANDLER-RACE
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
SMTP
Keywords
CVE-2005-0553 Condition DHTML Handling Object Race bid:13120
Release Date
06/22/2005
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3336
False Positive
Rarely
Vendors

Microsoft

CVSS Score

5.1

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