CVE-2003-1378
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 and Outlook 2000, with the security zone set to Internet Zone,...
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 and Outlook 2000, with the security zone set to Internet Zone, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via an HTML email with the CODEBASE parameter set to the program, a vulnerability similar to CAN-2002-0077.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 and Outlook 2000, with the security zone set to Internet Zone, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via an HTML email with the CODEBASE parameter set to the program, a vulnerability similar to CAN-2002-0077.
- Record
CVE-2003-1378- CVSS 2.0
- 8.8 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 and Outlook 2000, with the security zone set to Internet Zone, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via an HTML email with the CODEBASE parameter set to the program, a vulnerability similar to CAN-2002-0077.
- Record
CVE-2003-1378- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-1368 No score
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 and Outlook 2000, with the security zone set to Internet Zone, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via an HTML email with the CODEBASE parameter set to the program, a vulnerability similar to CAN-2002-0077.
- Record
EUVD-2003-1368- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rx6q-7jmv-mc9j No score
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 and Outlook 2000, with the security zone set to Internet Zone,...
Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 and Outlook 2000, with the security zone set to Internet Zone, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via an HTML email with the CODEBASE parameter set to the program, a vulnerability similar to CAN-2002-0077.
- Record
GHSA-rx6q-7jmv-mc9j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Outlook2000/Express 6.0 - Arbitrary Program Execution | 2003-02-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-1378 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Outlook, published December 31, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.