CVE-2005-1052

Microsoft Outlook 2003 and Outlook Web Access (OWA) 2003 do not properly display comma separated addresses in the From field in an e-mail message, which could allow remote attackers to spoof e-mail addresses.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1052 is rated Moderate Risk (55.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.38%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.22% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1052

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 7.15% 9.38% +2.22%
2 2025-05-11 8.50% 7.15% -1.34%
3 2025-03-30 8.50%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1052

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1052

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1052

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft outlook 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft outlook_web_access 2003 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook_web_access:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1052

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