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CVE-2004-0121in critical feed1 exploit

Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2002 does not sufficiently filter parameters of mailto: URLs when using them as argum…

Published 22 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
47.7%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2002 does not sufficiently filter parameters of mailto: URLs when using them as arguments when calling OUTLOOK.EXE, which allows remote attackers to use script code in the Local Machine zone and execute arbitrary programs.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

47.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-23796 Microsoft Outlook 2002 - 'Mailto' Quoting Zone Bypass · remote · 2004-03-09

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command

References

  • us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA04-070A.html · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2004/ms04-009 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/305206 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/15414 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/15429 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A843 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • ciac.org /ciac/bulletins/o-096.shtml · third-party-advisory, government-resource, x_refsource_CIAC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/9827 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • idefense.com /application/poi/display?id=79&type=vulnerabilities · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_IDEFENSE, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=107893704602842&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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