VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2002-0285

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability12.32%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2002-05-31

Last modified2026-06-16

Description

Outlook Express 5.5 and 6.0 on Windows treats a carriage return ("CR") in a message header as if it were a valid carriage return/line feed combination (CR/LF), which could allow remote attackers to bypass virus protection and or other filtering mechanisms via a mail message with headers that only co... .