Microsoft Outlook May Fail to Delete Outlook Data From the PST File
|
|
SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1007599 |
|
SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1007599
|
|
CVE Reference:
GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
|
Date: Sep 1 2003
|
Impact:
Disclosure of user information
|
|
Version(s): Tested on Outlook 2000 SP3 (9.0.0.6627) on Windows 2000 SP4 and on Outlook 2002 (10.2627.2625) on Windows XP Professional SP1
|
Description:
An information disclosure vulnerability was reported in Microsoft Outlook. A local user may be able to obtain the target user's previously deleted Outlook contact data from the Outlook PST file.
Secure Target Network reported that when a target user deletes various Outlook data (e.g., contacts, tasks, notes), the data may not be removed from the Outlook PST file (located in '%windrive%\Documents and Settings\User Profile\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\outlook').
It is reported that a physically local user can view the contents of backed up copies of the file.
|
Impact:
A physically local user may be able to view previously deleted Outlook data.
|
Solution:
No solution was available at the time of this entry.
|
Vendor URL: www.microsoft.com/technet/security/ (Links to External Site)
|
Cause:
State error
|
Underlying OS: Windows (Any)
|
|
Message History:
None.
|
Source Message Contents
|
Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Microsoft Outlook PST Exposure
|
[Original Message Not Available for Viewing]
|
|
