CVE-2002-1255
Microsoft Outlook 2002 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated failure)...
Microsoft Outlook 2002 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated failure) via an email message with a certain invalid header field that is accessed using POP3, IMAP, or WebDAV, aka "E-mail Header Processing Flaw Could Cause Outlook 2002 to Fail."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Outlook 2002 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated failure) via an email message with a certain invalid header field that is accessed using POP3, IMAP, or WebDAV, aka "E-mail Header Processing Flaw Could Cause Outlook 2002 to Fail."
- Record
CVE-2002-1255- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Outlook 2002 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated failure) via an email message with a certain invalid header field that is accessed using POP3, IMAP, or WebDAV, aka "E-mail Header Processing Flaw Could Cause Outlook 2002 to Fail."
- Record
CVE-2002-1255- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-1239 No score
Microsoft Outlook 2002 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated failure) via an email message with a certain invalid header field that is accessed using POP3, IMAP, or WebDAV, aka "E-mail Header Processing Flaw Could Cause Outlook 2002 to Fail."
- Record
EUVD-2002-1239- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cfqw-5mpw-c722 No score
Microsoft Outlook 2002 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated failure)...
Microsoft Outlook 2002 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (repeated failure) via an email message with a certain invalid header field that is accessed using POP3, IMAP, or WebDAV, aka "E-mail Header Processing Flaw Could Cause Outlook 2002 to Fail."
- Record
GHSA-cfqw-5mpw-c722- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-1255 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Microsoft Outlook, published December 18, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.0%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.