CVE-2006-1305

What it is

Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2002, and 2003 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and interrupted mail recovery) via malformed e-mail header information, possibly related to (1) long subject lines or (2) large numbers of recipients in To or CC headers.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

32.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2006-12-31 05:00 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 22:22 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 32.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2006-12-31 05:00 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 22:22 UTC

Exploit probability

32.4% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-399

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Microsoft Office 2000
• Microsoft Outlook 2000
• Microsoft Office Xp
• Microsoft Outlook 2002
• Microsoft Office 2003
• Microsoft Outlook 2003

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.3

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

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