Description
The MimeOleClearDirtyTree function in InetComm.dll in Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 does not properly handle (1) multipart/mixed e-mail messages with many MIME parts and possibly (2) e-mail messages with many "Content-type: message/rfc822;" headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a large e-mail message, a related issue to CVE-2006-1173.
References
- http://mime.recurity.com/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Main/AttackIntro
- 4721 third-party-advisory
- 32702 vdb-entry
- 20081208 DoS attacks on MIME-capable software via complex MIME emails mailing-list
- 20081209 Re: DoS attacks on MIME-capable software via complex MIME emails mailing-list