CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-1999-1033
MEDIUMEPSS 97th pctl5.0
CVSS v2
Description
Microsoft Outlook Express before 4.72.3612.1700 allows a malicious user to send a message that contains a .., which can inadvertently cause Outlook to re-enter POP3 command mode and cause the POP3 session to hang.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
17.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days
97thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.