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RE: MS Outlook/Outlook Express Preview Pane Security Issue?
From: "Justin F. Knox" <jknox () indexzero org>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:15:13 -0500
Is there any security/privacy risk in enabling the preview pane in
Microsoft
Outlook and Outlook Express even when latest patches are installed?I'd say yes, because it's still unsecured even with the latest round of patches. Now Outlook 2003's preview pane won't download images or render script, unless you turn it on. For that I'd still say no, but I've been testing it out and haven't had a problem yet. I just use Auto Preview in Outlook, work ok and renders in plain text.
I'd have to agree here. On any installation of Outlook that I'm to use, the first thing to turn off is the preview pane. Simply because it renders everything (or just about...). Very dangerous. It kind of defeats the purpose of telling your users not to open e-mails with 'blah' for an attachment if their MUA does it for them. just my $0.02. --Justin --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. Mention this ad and get $545 off any course! All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 10 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. Visit us at: http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- MS Outlook/Outlook Express Preview Pane Security Issue? Paul Kurczaba (Mar 25)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: MS Outlook/Outlook Express Preview Pane Security Issue? Shawn Jackson (Mar 25)
- RE: MS Outlook/Outlook Express Preview Pane Security Issue? Justin F. Knox (Mar 26)
- RE: MS Outlook/Outlook Express Preview Pane Security Issue? Jeff McLaughlin (Mar 26)
- RE: MS Outlook/Outlook Express Preview Pane Security Issue? Dozal, Tim (Mar 26)
- RE: MS Outlook/Outlook Express Preview Pane Security Issue? Dozal, Tim (Mar 30)